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In Reply to: Do you judge hi-rez classical music actually sounds better than 44/16? posted by John C. - Aussie on June 9, 2021 at 15:26:19:
Yes. Or to put it another way, no.
The first hurdle is whether or not the original recording was good in the first place. So a superbly engineered 16/44.1 file will always sound better than an averagely engineering hi-res one. Of course that would not normally mean a comparison of two issues of the same recording but it is an important consideration given a choice of the same repertoire but in different performances/recordings.
The next issue is the provenance of the file. Is it as near as possible to a direct copy of the original recording or has it been modified e.g. by up or down sampling. I have found that sticking to the original recording format can yield benefits so that, counter intuitively, a 24/44.1 file can be audibly superior to a 24/192 one if the original master was made at 24/44.1. Regrettably the provenance is rarely shown. Some companies will indicate it in the accompanying booklet in the brief paragraph in small type describing the location and date of the recording sessions. Other record labels or vendors will provide the information on their website ( Native DSD are exemplars for this).
Finally there is a question of the equipment used for replay and interfaces certainly play a part (e.g. network v. USB) as well as other aspects of DAC design.
So no clear answer in the " hi-res is always better" vein. However I would not do without it as when care has been taken through the production process it can be superb. BTW I am in my 70s so my high frequency hearing is no longer great. However the differences between the formats can still be distinguished.
"We need less, but better" - Dieter Rams
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