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In Reply to: RE: Not so... posted by kuma on March 15, 2012 at 00:33:18:
A friend brought bunch of high res. files he purchased from reputable places and we were stunned that they sounded worse than a Red Book CD played on my CD player.
I can't say that I've encountered a high res file that sounded worse than the Red Book CD. Equal yes, but worse no. But I have no doubt that it's possible that a high res file could sound worse.
There's as much variability in high res masterings as there is in various issues of vinyl. There's some really good stuff out there, and lots of not-so-good stuff too. An audiophile CD mastering from say MoFi or DCC has a really good chance of beating a high res download sourced from one of the majors. The majors just don't take the time to do it right, often not even using the original master tape.
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