A while back when trying HDCD decoding we found good reasons to decode
HDCDs using Peak Extension.
https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,61733.0.html
The free CUEtools/CUEripper software can decode HDCD also if i remember
right.
I decoded the few HDCDs using the Peak Extension and dithered them
Thanks all. Just regular rip is what I'll do.
R.
LMS on a dedicated server (FitPC3)
Transporter (Ethernet) - main listening, Onkyo receiver, Paradigm
speakers
Touch (WiFi) - home theater 5.1, Sony receiver, Energy speakers
Boom 1 (WiFi) - work-space
Boom 2 (WiFi) - various (deck, garage,
slartibartfast wrote:
> Only yesterday I discovered that 4 of my albums were HDCD encoded. One
> of them "Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin" didn't contain any HFCD
> features but the other 3 did so I converted them. To be honest any
> difference is probably too subtle for me to detect but the
garym wrote:
>
> My approach is rip to regular 16/44.1 FLAC and play with LMS. Sounds
> great. Early on, I created some 24 bit versions with dbpa HDCD DSP, but
> after realizing that they sound the same (to me) except take up a lot
> more space, I decided it was a waste of time. YMMV.
Only
RonM wrote:
> I did see '(here) '
> (http://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=List_of_HDCD-encoded_Compact_Discs)that
> some other Dead releases with HDCD don't actually implement the features
> of the format and don't offer any benefit. But this one is fairly
> recent, and maybe it does.
Some interesting, if pricey, "plug & play" options:
https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/network-audio-players-rasptouch-c-6350.html
Non-"touch":
https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/network-audio-players-raspdac-c-6314.html
