As being suckered in by the original hirez campaign and having a lot of DVDA a think it's correct to say that 50% is fake and probably more so with the more popular SACD format .
I did buy a lot AIX/itrax releases these are actual hirez recordings. I see the marketing angle here they recording industry blew "remastered " we all know it's usually loudness war crap :/ If you actually do a carefull and improved mastering of something how to convince the by now sceptical buyer ? The hirez moniker fills this marketing niche nicely. And there is a prevailing myth among audiophiles that there is something more in an analog master than 16/44.1 covers ? This is false . Especially these 70's rock recordings thats very popular as hitez hmm :D you don't need a bigger bucket when its half filled at 16/44.1 . I gladly buy a 24/96 if it is from a newly found or carefully restored master and it brings something new . But i do not obsess over the carrier media these days i buy it on CD too if it can find locally . But the consumer choice in some cases has been mp3 or hirez , in some cases actual 16/44.1 flac. I'll take the lowest rate hirez if their is a choice 24/192 or DSD go for more $ so if there is 24/96 or 24/48 I'll consider those. And ofcourse 16/44.1 if it exists. Bandcamp for example is usually 16/44.1 but sometimes 24/48 or 24/96 or 16/48 refreshingly enough you know when you download :) the artist don't market it as special. They just uploaded what they got very nice . The DSD craze ? It must be the world most unnecessary format i have one album the label did not have in any other format. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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=106621 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
