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+1 I agree mostly

Posted by AbeCollins on December 29, 2018 at 07:51:52:
"The fact too rarely discussed by audiophiles is that 90+% of the sound quality depends on the engineering and mastering of the recording, not the distribution medium or resolution above 16/44.1."
I have a handful of older hi-res albums that sound no better than my CD rips, and I have some CD rips that sound as good as my hi-res. As you say, it's mostly in the engineering and mastering of a good recording.
I might hear a very slight benefit in a quality recorded and mastered hi-res album over the same high quality 'redbook' if I stress over it and dissect the music rather than just sitting back and enjoying it. And I'm just talking hi-res PCM. I've played with SACD & DSD but was never a fan.