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In Reply to: RE: Stupid Question - Red Book CD 24/192 posted by roxymott on November 09, 2014 at 09:07:17
"Does the fact that the disc was remastered at 24/192 and the CD player having a 24/192 DAC make any difference when we're actually talking about redbook 16/44.1?"
None whatsoever... The 24/192 DAC just means that it's capable of playing media up to a resolution of 24/192. When it's playing a CD, the DAC is always playing at 16/44, unless an upsampler is being used. Regardless of how a CD was mastered.
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Until we hear the same content mastered at 16/44 and played on a DAC that only does 16/44, we simply won't know.
So your answer 'none whatsoever' is probably premature. I would say, 'very little, if any'
It depends what the OP means by 'difference'.
And the Onkyo may well upsample.
In any case, the 'difference' will have to be between the ears of the listener, and subjective A/B tests to determine a 'difference' won't be 100% reliable.
Don't underestimate the importance of a really good mastering process, however, to the final sound of a disc. Here, the sampling rate will be one of only many factors, as you know.
Playing a CD, the DAC sees a 16/44 input signal. It has no idea how that signal may have been mastered.
Thanks much for the responses. (great disc by the under-recognized sax titan w/ Mr. Blackwell on drums joining Helias and Eubanks)
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