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In Reply to: RE: I just wonder what they mean by "HD" on some titles, others have no resolution listed at all, but are offered posted by Kal Rubinson on January 04, 2017 at 06:10:31
Dunno too. Looking through their offerings I see that a few are offered as HD but the majority are only in lossy formats; MP3 or standard and surround WMA. So my interpretation is that HD = 16/44.1. Going to 24/96 is too great a leap given that 16/44.1 is not specified as such yet is the most common lossless format and that they would be crazy to ignore it. NB, no I am not going to spend any money downloading a sample to find out.
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After listening to samples of Levine's Daphnis, I'm a little hesitant because the pacing of his Sunrise seems a little hurried.
I guess I'll just fall back on the Munch.
Yes, that's one where the data rate is shown.
However, sometimes the data rate is shown, sometimes not. Sometimes titles are ony available in lossy formats, sometimes not. Sometimes the lossy formats are MP3, AIFF (rate unspecified)and WMA, sometimes only MP3. Sometimes HD is 24/96, sometimes 24/88.2, sometimes unknown. A couple of recordimgs come in 16/44.1. Sometimes AIFF attracts a premium, sometimes not. Sometimes the premium is $1, sometimes 50 cents.
Do I get any idea from this that they have a policy or that they even have a clear idea of what they are doing? Not really. It all looks like amateur time. It also gives me the opinion that if I buy an unspecified "HD" recording then what I get will be, MP3 aside, pot luck. And for some unlucky folk that HD may turn out to be 88.2 and not playable with their digital processor, especially if it is a few years old ( I recall JA complaining in several reviews that he couldn't replay his own 88.2 recordings).
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