Null test 88.2/24 and 44.1/16

[firedog]

Thanks. Not surprising. On my present system I stopped worrying about recording format. I mostly buy what the original was recorded in, if it is available. But most important is a good recording. Redbook can sound perfectly satisfying, and I agree there are certainly lots of examples where the difference between it and Redbook are negligible, if they actually exist.
 

But there could still be reasons hi-res releases would sound better/different to some people, ranging from different mastering, to equipment doing a better job with hi-res. to DAC filtering differences changing the sound slightly between Redbook and hi-res.

There may also be other examples where transients and detail are easier to hear on the high res, even though they are also audible on the Redbook. I've also a couple of times thought I heard "new" detail in a hi-res version, only to then find out it was also audible on the Redbook version. But I didn't notice it on the Redbook till I heard it first on the hi-res version, where it was more apparent, or should I say easier to pick out?
 

Anyway, as a cellist, check out the just released Yo Yo Ma recordings of the six Bach Cello Suites, called "Six Evolutions".