Archimago wrote:
Thanks for the info guys, that's what I thought... I've said to myself
many times not to bother with HDTracks until they provide more info on
where the master comes from or at least provide some kind of review
section for users/buyers to post their comments (like Amazon and
RonM wrote:
It's useful to note, though, that HD Tracks has many tracks available in
basic CD 16/44 quality. For many recordings that's the only resolution
available, for others, it's one of several available resolutions.
On numerous occasions I have been able to download in CD quality
garym wrote:
If the 24/x files are from the exact same master as the 16/x files,
there is no benefit to the high res files (other than to the sellers
removing cash from your bank account). Plenty of evidence from
rigorously done experiments that people can't detect the difference
between
Archimago wrote:
Hi everyone, I've been wondering this for awhile...
Is there any point in downloading 24-bit hi-res music IF the music is
already significantly dynamically compressed?
For example, I bought a couple recent HDTracks releases and ran them
through the DR meter in Foobar.
Archimago wrote:
Hi everyone, I've been wondering this for awhile...
Is there any point in downloading 24-bit hi-res music IF the music is
already significantly dynamically compressed?
For example, I bought a couple recent HDTracks releases and ran them
through the DR meter in Foobar.
garym wrote:
If the 24/x files are from the exact same master as the 16/x files,
there is no benefit to the high res files (other than to the sellers
removing cash from your bank account). Plenty of evidence from
rigorously done experiments that people can't detect the difference
between
Thanks for the info guys, that's what I thought... I've said to myself
many times not to bother with HDTracks until they provide more info on
where the master comes from or at least provide some kind of review
section for users/buyers to post their comments (like Amazon and
essentially every
Archimago wrote:
Thanks for the info guys, that's what I thought... I've said to myself
many times not to bother with HDTracks until they provide more info on
where the master comes from or at least provide some kind of review
section for users/buyers to post their comments (like Amazon and
ralphpnj wrote:
Also don't expect any help to come from the audiophile press since
HDTracks is smart enough to advertise in all the high end audio
magazines and to make sure that they carefully wine and dine the editors
and reviewers of these publications.
Except for '\Hi-Fi News ( Record
Julf wrote:
Except for '\Hi-Fi News ( Record Review)\'
(http://www.hifinews.co.uk/) in the UK that not only publishes spectrum
plots of hi-res downloads, but actually points out cases of upsampling
etc...
What?!?!? You mean to say that there is a hi-fi magazine actually worth
reading. Good
ralphpnj wrote:
What?!?!? You mean to say that there is a hi-fi magazine actually worth
reading. Good to know.
It's the only one I still subscribe to...
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