Archimago wrote: > Good points folks. Ultimately it is about being able to enjoy the final > product. > > However, speaking of "final product", let's go back to the item about > Beck's "Mutations" album. A blog reader sent me copies of one of the > tracks "Nobody's Fault But My Own": > > DR11 PROMO: > 16466 > > DR7 CD: > 16467 > > It's clear with listening that the "promo" is better. More nuanced, > spacious, no distortion with the loud parts. There's a sitar-like > instrument throughout that just seems more "resonant" and real. > > If I were a Beck fan, I guess I could enjoy the standard CD... However, > given the choice, personally, that promo does sound better and I think I > would be unhappy paying a premium over the $10 Amazon price for the CD - > especially buying from some site calling itself "SuperHiRez" and without > the ability to sell the CD off one day if I don't want it any more. > > As with all purchases, -caveat emptor-. However with the power of > communications at our disposal, I do believe it is good for 'us' to > express concerns when questions arise around honesty, integrity, and to > express truth. I certainly hope those who put time into good research > and development be rewarded and those who are out to "make a buck" with > unsubstantiated claims discredited. > > One would hope that the audiophile press could function as the > independent reviewer capable of critical thought and is able to discern > what piece of equipment truly "raises the bar" or would boldly declare > when an album is clearly too compressed and just plain sounds bad. > Although there are exceptions, I feel that they have failed in this > function of the "free" press over the years that I have been interested > in this hobby...
The album is very loud mixed. But I turn on replay gain, and external streaming from Wimp-hifi is set to -7 . And while this is 16 bit it does not affect soundquality, as sb is working as a 24 bit system. Most important with this is that you prevent clipping comming to your DAC(my case Transporter). And when playing the album with the -7, it really sounds good.... :) I really like the feature, that you can turn down the loud albums..... The DR numbers really don't say very much about the soundquality. I have albums with low numbers that sounds better than albums with high numbers. So it is really just a number..... But it confirms the loudness war. No doubt there. But i am happy to have the feature to turn the loud albums down, and just enjoy the music. This album is good example for that. Callesoroe Living room: Transporter, Tact RCS 2.2X digital preamp, Martin Logan Vista speakers, AMPS(Icepower): Acoustic Reality Ear Enigma PLUS(PANELS), Acoustic Reality Ear TWO MKII(Bas) Kitchen: Transporter, Prodipe Pro 5 active bi-amp speakers. Bedroom: Receiver+UE boombox, Kids: Receiver+Active speakers, WIMP-HIFI flac streaming. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ callesoroe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22693 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101068 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
