drmatt wrote:
> Yes it sounds like MQA is already dying on its feet. No matter, perhaps
> the inertia or desire for a standard can be used to produce a better
> one...
>
> In the old days we'd have got the BBC to do it.. but that's been
> neutered and can't produce its own obituary.
I dunno.
firedog wrote:
... But as I stated, I think DSD derived from analog is a very
legitimate use, and from my reckoning, of about 8000 SACDs in existence,
about 1500 are recorded in native DSD. Many of these SACDs still aren't
available in any other hi-res format. So I don't see the problem
Gandhi wrote:
Regarding cable directionality, my analog electronics teacher a loong
time ago taught me the following.
I was just discussing this with a friend, who's a qualified electrical
engineer, and whilst he agreed with:
In a shielded signal cable, the shield is only connected in one
Julf wrote:
http://kokkinizita.linuxaudio.org/linuxaudio/ebumeter-doc/quickguide.html
http://r128gain.sourceforge.net/
thanks!
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Is there any MacOS or Linux equivalent to something like foobar2000,
would anyone know, please? e.g. to measure DR on my FLAC files?
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ralphpnj wrote:
There are also ways to rip the SACD layer (google how to rip a SACD)
and convert the stereo DSD to 24bit/88.2kHz flac files which can then be
played using a Transporter or Touch. Again no need for a silver disc
player. In addition, many of these new SACD releases and older
ralphpnj wrote:
I pretty sure that at present the old firmware Sony PS3 method is the
only one that works but it does work.
thanks!
So we're faced with either a lot of trouble trying to find the right PS3
(if possible), or risking the dubious hdtracks website, which won't work
in the UK for
thanks good points...
if only I had the time to study all this stuff properly...
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Archimago wrote:
:-)
Speaking about Stadium Arcadium, the 4LP Steve Hoffman / Kevin Gray set
is without question the only decent mastering. It's times like this
where the desperate digital audiophile has no choice but obtain the
vinyl needle drops for the music server (DR12 vinyl vs. DR5
StridingEdge wrote:
For all that there's the Hoffman forum but, and it's a huge BUT, be
prepared for colossal levels of sycophancy towards the host and, as a
result, you will not get anything like unbiased opinions. In other
words, LP always beats CD for audio quality, early CD always beats
Archimago wrote:
I also remember being annoyed when I used to buy new albums and finding
little scratches and warping upon opening the package :-(
As an aside, I think vinyl needle drops can sound fantastic! For
digital releases which are poorly produced like Red Hot Chili Peppers'
pippin wrote:
This is not at all unexpected but actually something you'll find with
almost every ABX test on mp3, have seen it myself when doing such tests
in the past.
The cause is probably the psychoacoustic compression.
To compress, mp3 uses heuristics that are known (from actual
very interesting, thanks all.
and now I have a good answer for anyone who insists they can tell that
MP3 is much worse (and I do get told this), is to tell them they are
old and their hearing is going :)
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garym wrote:
Edit: And your results are essentially consistent with many large scale
tests of the transparency of mp3 files relative to the original
lossless. High bitrate mp3 files test as completely transparent (no
ability to ABX differences) except for certain relatively rare special
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