There is a natural tendency for some to believe that the higher the number, the better the quality of the audio. But the reality is that there are diminishing returns as you increase your sample rate. The human ear has limits in its ability to even hear any differences at all after a certain fidelity is reached.
Further, as can be seen earlier in this thread, you can misunderstand what you are buying in so-called high resolution downloads if you are unfortunate enough to buy a download that has been upsampled because although the specs of the download may show a high sample rate, the reality may be that it is just a copy of equal fidelity to a lower sample rate. Other factors affecting quality include the microphones used to make the recordings, the chops of the musicians, the expertise of the recording engineer and mastering engineer and a hundred other factors in the production process. Resolution alone doesnt tell you everything you need to know about the fidelity. Finally, your choice of music is limited compared to what is available to the mass market. I wonder whether buyers of high resolution music are buying the music because of the specs of the claimed fidelity or because they truly enjoy the particular artist, song, album and genre. If you have the budget and time and inclination, set up your own project studio and learn hands-on to get a better understanding of these concepts. In addition, if you play a musical instrument or like to sing or have family or friends that do, use your studio to do your own recordings to play on your squeezebox. The advance of technology for recording has put into the hands of the individual better quality equipment at a fraction of the price compared to just a short time ago what you would find in a professional recording studio. I have in my studio a MOTU 828mk3 and Sonar 8.5 Producer. However you can get the same professional audiophile 24-bit/192 kHz capable quality (with less bells and whistles) by purchasing a Cakewalk UA-101, which includes both the hardware and software. http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Cakewalk-UA101-USB-2.0-Audio-Interface?sku=243032 Just add some good mics and mic cables and a relatively modern computer and youre all set to make your own music to play on your squeezebox. -- mortslim ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mortslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11039 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74688
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