In Reply to: RE: Let the grenade throwing begin... posted by Charles Hansen on February 5, 2009 at 12:33:14:
Just as Tony Lauck said, don't wait too long to bring out 176.4/24 & 192/24 capability.
There are already a few companies offering true 176.4/24 or 192/24 recordings:
Reference recordings: http://www.referencerecordings.com/HRxORDER.asp
ACOUSENCE classics: http://www.acousence.de/Seiten/digital_cd_en.html
(Their 192/24 recordings are available via Linn: http://www.linnrecords.com/label-acousence-classics.aspx)
2L: http://www.2l.musiconline.no/shop/displayMerchandise.asp?id=381&aid=28633There are lots of companies offering true 88.2/24 or 96/24. The list is long and I can list only a few:
Linn records: http://www.linnrecords.com/index.aspx
HDTracks: http://www.hdtracks.com/(offers products from Chesky, RR, etc)
HDGiants: http://mgn.musicgiants.com/Albums.aspx?SUPERHD=TRUE)
Gimell records: http://www.gimell.com/catalogue.aspx?filter=Studio+Master+Pro
Unipheye Music: http://www.unipheyemusic.com/Results.cfm?category=6
ITrax: http://www.itrax.com/In a recent discussion about the quality master tape, DSD & PCM in the Hirez forum, producer Bruce Brown says he can't hear a difference between DSD & 352.8 kHz PCM but he can hear a difference when the PCM sample rate goes down to 96 kHz! 176.4 & 192 is somewhere in the middle.
http://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/t.mpl?f=hirez&m=253074Good 192 kHz DACs will encourage this nascent market. Why don't you go one step ahead and offer 352.8 & 384 kHz sampling? Such resolution is already available!
http://www.2l.no/hires/index.htmlI'm not sure why you say "I think that we are pretty much on the cutting edge here" when sadly 96/24 is not cutting edge. Don't mistake me, I want Ayre to succeed since without such help 192/24 and 384/24 will not succeed.
Edits: 02/06/09
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- You need to get 192/24 capability soon - The Sound Guy 05:09:42 02/06/09 (2)
- Another Excellent Hi-res Demo Page! - Tony Lauck 12:08:08 02/06/09 (0)
- RE: You need to get 192/24 capability soon - fmak 10:52:56 02/06/09 (0)