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In Reply to: RE: Thank you posted by E-Stat on April 09, 2014 at 10:07:37
Ralph seems to be saying that one doesn't need hi-rez playback to get the advantage of a hi-rez recording. Maybe he could clarify.
I think that's what most people want to know when they are paying extra for hi-rez downloads.
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I did point out that on the record side you don't need a brickwall filter anymore with a higher scan frequency (although there is still a filter, just not so severe) and that there is a benefit even if you are only operating on Redbook in playback.
But if you playback at the higher bit rate of course that is even better, assuming your DAC really is up to it.
When we are mastering an LP from a digital file, we encourage the client to give us the highest resolution file they have- it makes for a better sounding LP.
I have to say at this point I really don't understand why someone would record at 44Khz/16 bit when there is so much hardware that can do better than that for very little cash! If you think about it, 44Khz 16 bits was created as a standard at a time when the Apple 2 was king. How quaint, how archaic. Look at how far computing has come in the last 34 years and we are still using that standard??
Absolutely! Digital audio has always been driven by the storage technology of the day.
I work in the IT field and back in the early 80s, data storage cost almost $500/megabyte. I remember upgrading our mini computer to a multi-platter 75MB removable drive that cost about $35,000.
I just finished my daily backup of about 10 GB of personal and business files to a $30 USB nano drive the size of my thumbnail.
I think that's what most people want to know when they are paying extra for hi-rez downloads.
I know because I have heard and own quite a few! That's the only thing that matters to me.
Not every recording, however, labeled as "high rez" is necessarily better than a lower resolution version, but most in my collection certainly are.
YMMV.
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