Wombat wrote: > I lately was shopping for the last Ben Howard and asked qobuz about the > different versions but got no answer. I did bite the bullet and got me > the 24/48 version after finding no real info on the net. > The 24/48 version is indeed 5dB less compressed. Imho i should be able > to choose between a compressed and uncompressed 16/44.1 version for the > lower price then. > I don't like the idea having to buy the more expensive HiBit version > because it is treated different by purpose. > Everybody should help to fill the Dynamic Range Database for finding out > more about that. I was to lazy till now.
Wonder if they digged themself into a hole a marketing catch 22 . Once remastered was a name for an improved version of the work . This get totally out of hand many so called remasters are bothced up work to get some oldie sound more "modern" and to add insult to injury then why not squash the dynamics while at it . So the new tag line is hirez , so now they must put it in bigger box . Some very few rational audiophiles would actually believe them if they put a wide dynamic version in a 16/44.1 box and tried to sell it . But I agree that it s fraudulent by an online vendor to actually sell different versions to just make them sound different just for the sake of it . So HD tracks or Qubus should just downsample thier precius 24/192 to 16/44.1 fair enough . But then it's the next marketing cup de sac , they hammered in that HiRez sounds better so it has to . The only way to do that is to sell different versions apples and oranges :) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad1 with iPengHD & SqueezePad (spares Touch, SB3, reciever ,controller ) server HP proliant micro server N36L with ClearOS Linux http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103091 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
