besides which there are those (and from what i've seen, they have a pretty
solid case - my main sources are AudioTechnology Magazine in Australia) who
believe that 44.1kHz, 16bit audio leaves a lot to be desired - the current
top CONSUMER audio is 24 bit 96kHz (this is the DVD Audio format).
Rupert Neve (if you have to ask who that is, don't bother responding to this
email), aside from swearing that the best analogue will always sound better,
feel better an generally be better than any analogue, says that he feels
digital will be of an acceptable quality when it is 24bit 192kHz (kinda
leaves MDs for dead, huh?). This is because of high frequency dynamics,
which affect the sound colour. It is because of this that much of his gear
has enormous frequency responses. This makes MD look even worse than CD/DAT
in this respect, for the ATRAC coding actually trims the frequency response
to compress the audio more easily.
Don't get me wrong, i think that MD technology is great - i have been saving
for ages to buy a unit and have my heart set on the 831 - but it has its
limitations, it is not really appropriate for high end pro use, and i would
imagine that diehard audiophiles would probably prefer to use higher end
stuff also.
Christopher Spalding
Genius, generally excellent and gifted person.
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