Wombat wrote: > So much text about the fear of ringing :) > Funny you choose Clapton as example. I can imagine if the CD was done > with best quality in mind it may be possible to sound even better as the > HiBitrate download because of some watermark used for UMG related labels > and online distribution ;)
Archimago wrote: > Yes. Lots of text :-). > > Let's just lay it on the table and get it done with. The use of the > impulse response to justify FUD is one of the greatest 'controversies' > out there. > > As if we can actually hear the ringing for one. > > As if going through a sharp filter would actually excite tons of ringing > in actual music. > > And as if we should go ooohhhh and aaaahhhh over yet another $$$$ DAC > because the designer programmed some mystical algorithm in his fancy > FPGA! > > Thanks for the tip on the Clapton. So I guess one could pay 30 bucks to > buy a 24/192 file with watermarking versus 10 bucks for a CD which at > best can be differentiated <53% of the time by researchers using > presumably great gear in a good room, with no watermarking to > potentially mar the sound... Hmm mmmmm... > > This is just getting worse. Which is why there remains a very thriving underground culture of downloading - all kinds of downloads - everything from well made high bit rate mp3s to CD rips to vinyl rips to high resolution audio files. It's all there if one knows where to look. And please no moralizing. When was the last time anyone here bought and read an actual newspaper? Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Energy sub Bedroom: Touch-HR Desktop w/DAC-Audio Refinement amp-Energy Veritas 2.0 Guest Rm: Duet-Sony soundbar Garage: SB3-JVC compact system Controls: iPeng; SB Controller; Moose & Muso Server: LMS 7.9 on dedicated windows 10 computer w/2 Drobos 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105816 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
