Hi- 1. "You or somebody mentioned the problems with using the steep filters required to do the necessary filtering above 20Khz. Whiles this is correct, it ignores that by now almost all players/DACs use oversampling, which moves the cutoff much higher while allowing filters with reduced steepness. If there is obvious differences between the same recording at 44.1 and 96Khz there is a problem somewhere else in the chain, not the recording resolution itself."
Don't agree about "problem somewhere else in the chain". From the beginning my sole contention was that hi-res files can sound better than standard 44k files. Other posters disagree. The "double blind tests referred to in proving that "people can't hear this or that" often have obvious flaws when you check how they were conducted, so I don't take them seriously. As far as obvious differences between files, what do you call obvious? I can hear differences when I listen to 96k files. Are they huge - like the differences between a 64k mp3 and a CD? No. But they can be heard. I don't know if that makes them "obvious" or not, and I don't care. I care only that I can hear the difference. Filters: Read up on pre-ringing and newer players using aphodising filters - there are only a few very expensive ones on the market. All reports I've heard give these players high marks for improving the sound of CD playback. If you read up on pre-ringing, you'll also find out one of the reasons hi-res playback is superior, at least in theory. What system? I'm not sure why you're stuck on this and asking me about a dollar figure for the equipment involved. The point of the discussion has been about hi-res files, not lossy reproduction. You need a fairly high end system to reveal the advantages of these files. If a test were conducted, we would need to agree on the playback system used ahead of time. A typical home stereo probably isn't good enough to really show the differences between 16/44 and 24/96. -- firedog Tranquil PC fanless server running SqueezeCenter; SB Duet through Empirical Audio Pace Car; TACT 2.2XP; MF X-150,Sonus Faber Concerto; Mirage MS-12 sub; Dual 506 + Ortofon 20 (occasional use); sometimes use PC with M-Audio 192 as digital source. SB Boom in bedroom. Arcam CD82 which I don't use anymore, even though it's a very good player. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ firedog's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11550 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67679 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
