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In Reply to: RE: "the DXD file which MAY be the file that comes out of the original mastering" posted by Chris from Lafayette on May 22, 2017 at 23:57:19
That's the recording that gave me tinnitus! (Just kidding, The squeal is going away. Or I'm just getting used to it.)
The RR was originally recorded in DSD64 though, IIRC. In that case, I don't get the point of upsampling. For "pure" quad, I'd recommend some of the old Deccas at HDTT. Unedited.
Channel has a new Dvorak America Quartet disc that actually was encoded in 256. I may try that one, though my machine maxes out at 128.
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However, in the case of this particular recording, the note on the RR booklet states, "This recording was made and post produced in DSD256 on a Pyramix workstation. . . " So for this particular recording, playback in DSD256 perhaps isn't overkill. (I say "perhaps", because at this level of digital refinement, the differences between DXD, DSD256 and DSD 128 may not be easily apparent unless the comparisons are sighted - LOL!)
In any case, even if the master was DSD64, I still would have downloaded the DSD256 file, because I'm putting my new DAC through its paces during its 30-day trial period, and I want to make sure that it stands up to the processing demands of 256.
I must say, that I found this recording pretty overwhelming in terms of its sustained ability to provide an absolutely thrilling, spine-tingling listening experience. I was shaking at the end and for several minutes afterwards too. As you know, the microphone layout was 5 DPA 4006 microphones, with spot microphones as needed. The spots are VERY well integrated into the ultra realistic (IMHO) sonic framework, and I'd say that this is the best Soundmirror engineering effort I've ever heard! I'm eager now to do some more comparisons, even though I have a couple of nagging annoyances with the DAC (one of which is a hum problem - not really too bad, but still too audible for my taste - which I'm pretty sure can be solved).
In any case, listening to this RR recording was a pretty dynamite experience for me!
I promised myself "no more highlights."
(But then the famous RCA British Dog Faust and Carmen Suite is available now in DSD at Acoustic Sounds.) IMHO that one surpasses just about every other Shaded Dog I've heard. I sold a copy for over $500, in fact. My brother found it in a Central Valley Thrift.
BTW did you ever pick up the Ansermet Petrushka from HDTT? Treat yourself. The Campoli Tchaikovsky VC is another stunner.
Yeah - I saw that RCA Faust and Carmen Suites album at Acoustic Sounds. But I'm trying to stick to multi-channel for the time being because I want to test out how much of a stress HQ Player's multi-channel upsampling options put on the Intel processor in my Mac Mini. In a way though, I don't really see why I'm bothering - the guy at exaSound recommended NOT using upsampling in the playback (just play the file at its actual resolution), and I'm not really sure upsampling makes any audible difference. But, just for grins, I do want to run experiments for the next couple of weeks.
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