Julf wrote: > More important than the speakers? Or just more important than the > computer? > > > > Are you saying aiff has better tagging than flac, or that both flac and > aiff have better tagging than raw CD files? > > > > Have you verified you can hear a difference (in a blind test) between > 24/96 and 16/44 (with otherwise identical recordings)?
1.) I understand people have a view of hierarchy on what to buy first. The point is the DAC is very important part of your setup! Where does it stand in the hierarchy of purchasing? That is your personal preference when is it time to buy. In my case I went from my Sony ES75 DAT recorder to RME hammerfall then settled in with McIntosh. Each step was an improvement over the other. 2.) Hearing the difference between 24/96 vs 16/44: This was my methodology on testing between the formats. I convert analog LP into a 24/172, 24/96, and 16/44 wav files. The between all 3 format from high to low there wasn't a "OH MY GOSH MOMENT"! You can hear very subtle differences where 24/172 and 24/96 sounded similar, yet is that difference worth the HUGE file size? IMO AHHH NO!!! While listening to 24/96 vs 16/44, once again very subtle differences. The 24/96 just sounded smoother and more natural. Just like before you get a bigger file size vs. 16/44. I went with 24/96 since hard drive space is cheap enough to absorb the file size. 16/44 isn't the baby you toss out with bath water either!! Please understand NONE of the format sounded identical to the original source LP. It's all about the file size and are you willing to support it. If one is buying digital downloads I can see how "FANBOY" appears on the scene. Like I said earlier I do my own mastering from LP's to AIFF format. Ripping a CD to anything higher than its original spec has no added value. You can't make more that isn't present on the disc!! To improve 16/44 "see point 1" get a better DAC!!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ blacsno's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=29362 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101023 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
