HD Tracks - not HD?

[rocketiii]

I recently downloaded 2 albums (Robert Plant/Buddy Guy) from HD Tracks that were in the Hi-Res store section of the site. These were badged as 24/96 quality but I see from my Berkeley Alpha DAC that they are in fact just standard 16/44 i.e. CD quality.

 

As I already have both albums on CD I am somewhat disappointed. Has anyone else had similar problems?

 

[The Computer Audiophile]

Hi Rocketiii - This is an easy one. Your computer is not configured correctly. The Alpha DAC will display whatever you send it. You are downsampling the 24/96 audio to 16/44.1.

 

What OS are you using?

 

[rocketiii]

Hi Chris,

I am using Windows XP. I have been downloading Hi-Res files from other sites and I think these are all working fine - I can see the blue HDCD light and also if I check the dispaly it shows 96 or higher etc. I also noticed that the files I downloaded were the same size as the CD's - I expected them to be larger.

 

I am new to Computer audio so you may well be right that this is pilot error. The other Hi-Res files I have downloaded are really good - for instance the sample files that came from Ref recordings.

 

[Guest WATERLOGIC]

Hi !

 

I was just checking for new titles on HDtracks and also checked for your mentioned albums.

 

Buddy Guy - I could find only three albums - NONE is Hi-Res just red-book.

 

Robert Plant - only one title: Rising Sand in both 24/96 (hi-res) and red-book.

 

It looks you just overlooked and bought the red-book ?

 

Regards

 

WL

 

[ted_b]

As posted the Buddy Guy albums are redbook only. And the size of the files are give aways, too. Send the Chesky Bros. a note; they are good guys.

 

[Christopher]

I agree 100% with WATERLOGIC.

 

Since I’m a fan of Buddy Guy, I just downloaded two albums from the Hi-Res Store at HDtracks. Both albums, “Alone And Acoustic” and “Stone Crazy!” by Buddy Guy downloaded in the Redbook standard.

 

Even though the non-96/24 albums by Buddy Guy were displayed in the Hi-Res Store, they did not have the “Audiophile 96/24 FLAC” recording badge in red letters above the album title. Raising Sand by Robert Plant does have the “Audiophile 96/24 FLAC” badge.

 

Regardless of the format, there are some very cool tunes on the Buddy Guy albums...

 

Best regards,

Chris

 

 

[rocketiii]

Ooops. Looks like I messed up there! Thanks guys. The Buddy Guy/Junior Wells is great music/great recording! I'll have another go at trying to download the Hi-Res version of Raising Sand.

 

 

[barrows]

confirm that "Raising Sand" is indeed 24/96. I downloaded it and converted to aiff using MAX.