blacsno wrote: > Will try! Never thought about trying that? My guess it WON'T sound like > the original 24/172 file....... > > 1.) If the original 16/44 file won't have the "INFO" so upsampling to > 24/172 can't create "INFO". So it will sound different... > 2.) Next the upsampling by a DAC via its chip set's will also affect the > final output. So ii will sound different... > 3.) I did used to upsampled to 96Khz not anymore once Squeeze Play can > access files Hi-Rez natively. Playing the file in its native format > always had more open sound. IMO.... Once again it could be my DAC > causing that!!:eek: > > Because I master from LP's.... The hard truth is "One can't CLONE analog > into digital"! All one can hope for is to recreate a very close > approximation. So create and use native playback at 24/172 would be the > goal, but HUGE files. I know by upsampling one is trying to smooth out > the sine curve. Yet at what cost.... Since the DAC is guessing on what > is should sound like.:(
The truth is that one cannot "clone" the exact sound of an LP every time you play it! Remember, from the perspective of precision, no 2 LP playbacks will "sound" the same even with the same vinyl and the same gear - small variations like cartridge alignment, static, dust, ambient temperature, vibration isolation, and accuracy of the mechanical process (eg. turntable speed) will cause more variation than what you get with CD or especially file playback. (Not to mention that each time an LP is played, there will be inevitably small changes to the vinyl itself.) Anyhow, spend 30 minutes to try out the upsampled 16/44 --> 24/172 and do the ABX. You might be surprised at how little difference (if any) you hear. True that "INFO" has been lost, but realize that the human ear and the playback gear are not without limitations and there is a point where "good enough" is truly good enough and there's no need to be neurotic. Archimago's Musings: (archimago.blogspot.com) A 'more objective' audiophile blog. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Archimago's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2207 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101023 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
