Theoretically, there should be little difference between 48KHz and 44.1 Khz. Nevertheless, I have down-sampled some 96KHz material, and it sounds awfully good. Maybe it is just wishful thinking on my part.
I have made comparisons of the same material: 44.1KHz-16bit versus 48KHz-24bit that originated as 96KHz-24bit. Given 30 seconds - I cannot tell the difference. However, if I listen for an hour, the lower resolution material becomes more tiresome to listen to. Your mileage will definitely vary, but if you are going to down-sample from 96KHz, then down-sampling to 48KHz is better. -Ron -- Ron F. *Squeezebox setup:* wireless SB3 -> CI Audio VDA.2 DAC + VAC.1 PSU *Main rig:* NAD 7600 + NAD 2600A -> Phase Tech PC-6.5 speakers *Headphone rig:* Headroom Max -> Sennheiser 650s *Music Server:* Nano-ITX computer running SlimCD + 750 GByte HDD -> Netgear wireless router *Other stuff:* NAD C542 CDP, NAD 6300 Tape, Monster 5100 Power conditioner, Outlaw Audio cables ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ron F.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5616 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36449 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
