Thank you. So it seems to me that the dynamic range available with basic CD format is more than enough

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Topic - High Resolution - Fact or Fiction? - StephenJK 05:33:12 04/09/14 (89)

FACT and - Ross 13:45:10 04/13/14 (1)

Good point, Ross. - StephenJK 14:09:14 04/13/14 (0)

Thanks for posting, it's been an interesting discussion. - StephenJK 12:47:16 04/12/14 (0)

best is no digits whatever!! but differences are heard subconsciously sometimes... - Tom Schuman 06:58:28 04/10/14 (1)

Converted to English - gtfsr 21:46:27 04/11/14 (0)

Both........... - Todd Krieger 23:32:50 04/09/14 (20)

"30 ips tape is still the best medium" - b.l.zeebub 06:57:54 04/11/14 (7)

RE: "30 ips tape is still the best medium" - morricab 12:59:31 04/11/14 (6)

RE: "30 ips tape is still the best medium" - Goober58 12:29:45 04/12/14 (0)

RE: Noise "uncorrelated with the signal" - genungo 09:03:14 04/12/14 (1)

RE: Noise "uncorrelated with the signal" - morricab 13:22:20 04/13/14 (0)

RE: "30 ips tape is still the best medium" - b.l.zeebub 13:34:24 04/11/14 (2)

listen for yourself..... - mikel 07:53:56 04/12/14 (1)

Obviously... - genungo 08:08:59 04/13/14 (0)

Dynamic range is not the only issue, of course - Tom Schuman 12:33:10 04/10/14 (2)

RE: Dynamic range is not the only issue, of course - Todd Krieger 12:53:33 04/10/14 (0)

I never got into SACD.... - StephenJK 12:50:33 04/10/14 (0)

RE: Both........... - Goober58 07:27:10 04/10/14 (0)

I wonder which is the actual dynamic range of tapes ? - beppe61 05:58:33 04/10/14 (7)

I seem to recall my Revox B77 had about 70 dB. - StephenJK 06:30:44 04/10/14 (6)

Thank you. So it seems to me that the dynamic range available with basic CD format is more than enough - beppe61 08:34:04 04/10/14 (5)

See, that's where the big problem is - geoffkait 08:56:51 04/10/14 (4)

RE: CDs that sound "thin, papier mache-ish, lifeless, blah, etc..." - genungo 08:24:37 04/13/14 (0)

As someone else have said there is a lot of manipulation - beppe61 10:01:51 04/10/14 (0)

No you're not the only one but I find it an unfair (to digital) generalization. - Goober58 09:21:56 04/10/14 (1)

"People seem to expect and like the colorations/distortions of vinyl." - b.l.zeebub 09:31:41 04/10/14 (0)

The world has been deceived.....there is nothing but MP3. * - Billy Wonka 18:17:20 04/09/14 (1)

Which capsule should I choose?* - YRY 11:32:33 04/10/14 (0)

RE: High Resolution - Fact or Fiction? - Daverz 18:01:39 04/09/14 (1)

Slightly off topic... - StephenJK 04:11:24 04/10/14 (0)

RE: High Resolution - Fact or Fiction? - soldermizer 13:53:01 04/09/14 (3)

Will it impress my friends? ... - reelsmith. 14:37:38 04/09/14 (1)

RE: Will it impress my friends? ... - geraldm121 20:54:29 04/09/14 (0)

RE: High Resolution - Fact or Fiction? - StephenJK 14:00:15 04/09/14 (0)

Try ABX using samples taken from the same master - 4season 13:44:09 04/09/14 (1)

RE: Try ABX using samples taken from the same master - StephenJK 14:18:26 04/09/14 (0)

Do I care? no. mainly due tothe cost. Hirez is a money pit. I do not need ANOTHER copy of the same stuff - Elizabeth 12:50:38 04/09/14 (6)

Absolutely, though with the caveat that hi-rezzin' your lps makes sense because they - tinear 21:50:40 04/09/14 (0)

I do not rebuy albums because - G Squared 18:01:03 04/09/14 (0)

RE: Do I care? no. mainly due tothe cost. Hirez is a money pit. I do not need ANOTHER copy of the same stuff - middleground 15:09:39 04/09/14 (0)

I agree with you. - StephenJK 13:03:36 04/09/14 (2)

RE: I agree with you. - middleground 15:21:19 04/09/14 (1)

I have to drive three hours. - StephenJK 15:33:25 04/09/14 (0)

It's a fictional fact... - genungo 10:58:12 04/09/14 (1)

RE: It's a fictional fact... - StephenJK 11:07:21 04/09/14 (0)

RE: High Resolution - Fact or Fiction? - Goober58 09:46:14 04/09/14 (0)

What Peak Levels do you get recording? - oldmkvi 08:29:41 04/09/14 (4)

I don't need to worry about it that much..... - StephenJK 08:50:16 04/09/14 (3)

RE: I don't need to worry about it that much..... - oldmkvi 09:25:47 04/09/14 (2)

RE: I don't need to worry about it that much..... - StephenJK 10:37:04 04/09/14 (1)

Thanks a lot! nt - oldmkvi 11:56:52 04/09/14 (0)

If you intently listen to a comparison, switching quickly back-and-forth, maintaining all the while - tinear 07:56:30 04/09/14 (12)

I definitely hear a difference. - StephenJK 08:05:38 04/09/14 (11)

RE: I definitely hear a difference. - Goober58 09:40:53 04/09/14 (10)

RE: I definitely hear a difference. - StephenJK 10:52:51 04/09/14 (9)

RE: I definitely hear a difference. - Goober58 11:16:33 04/09/14 (8)

RE: I definitely hear a difference. - StephenJK 12:58:20 04/09/14 (7)

right but does that (using manufactured CDs) validate hi-rez recording? - Goober58 13:27:19 04/09/14 (6)

RE: right but does that (using manufactured CDs) validate hi-rez recording? - StephenJK 13:42:35 04/09/14 (5)

RE: right but does that (using manufactured CDs) validate hi-rez recording? - Goober58 14:13:21 04/09/14 (4)

I'm not justifying high resolution recording. - StephenJK 15:01:36 04/09/14 (3)

And I told you even a CD quality recording of vinyl sounds better than a manufactured CD! - Goober58 16:18:31 04/09/14 (2)

That makes no sense. You're saying that a CD recording of an original LP sounds better than - tinear 13:40:35 04/11/14 (1)

That's not what I said but I suppose that's possible too! - Goober58 17:56:45 04/11/14 (0)

RE: High Resolution - Fact or Fiction? - b.l.zeebub 06:52:25 04/09/14 (24)

RE: High Resolution - Fact or Fiction? - Inmate51 11:03:05 04/09/14 (4)

RE: High Resolution - Fact or Fiction? - Tony Lauck 20:16:14 04/10/14 (2)

RE: High Resolution - Fact or Fiction? - Inmate51 02:50:21 04/11/14 (1)

RE: High Resolution - Fact or Fiction? - Tony Lauck 07:08:26 04/11/14 (0)

RE: High Resolution - Fact or Fiction? - b.l.zeebub 08:32:30 04/10/14 (0)

High Resolution - Fact - Ralph 09:57:29 04/09/14 (17)

RE: High Resolution - Fact - Goober58 07:59:47 04/10/14 (5)

the best digital still does not match the LP for resolution. - Ralph 10:07:47 04/10/14 (4)

How do you measure resolution? (the kind vinyl does better than CD) - Goober58 10:53:18 04/10/14 (3)

That's a really good question! - Ralph 13:05:38 04/10/14 (2)

RE: That's a really good question! - Inmate51 03:17:03 04/11/14 (1)

Yes they do. - Ralph 08:25:58 04/11/14 (0)

RE: High Resolution - Fact - StephenJK 04:17:12 04/10/14 (1)

We try... - Ralph 08:34:16 04/10/14 (0)

RE: High Resolution - Fact - b.l.zeebub 10:50:01 04/09/14 (3)

That is for the preview head only - Ralph 11:46:26 04/09/14 (2)

RE: That is for the preview head only - b.l.zeebub 07:27:41 04/10/14 (1)

that's a sloppy way to do it - Ralph 09:30:40 04/10/14 (0)

Thank you - E-Stat 10:07:37 04/09/14 (4)

RE: Thank you - Daverz 17:41:02 04/09/14 (3)

That's not exactly what I was saying. - Ralph 10:19:49 04/10/14 (1)

"Look at how far computing has come in the last 34 years" - E-Stat 07:37:22 04/11/14 (0)

RE: Thank you - E-Stat 10:12:26 04/10/14 (0)

And that's part of the problem. - StephenJK 08:07:15 04/09/14 (0)

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Thank you. So it seems to me that the dynamic range available with basic CD format is more than enough - beppe61 08:34:04 04/10/14 (5)

See, that's where the big problem is - geoffkait 08:56:51 04/10/14 (4)

RE: CDs that sound "thin, papier mache-ish, lifeless, blah, etc..." - genungo 08:24:37 04/13/14 (0)

As someone else have said there is a lot of manipulation - beppe61 10:01:51 04/10/14 (0)

No you're not the only one but I find it an unfair (to digital) generalization. - Goober58 09:21:56 04/10/14 (1)

"People seem to expect and like the colorations/distortions of vinyl." - b.l.zeebub 09:31:41 04/10/14 (0)

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