Popular Post jabbr Posted August 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2019 A problem with the test is that an absence of a discernible difference for a set of arbitrary recordings says nothing about the potential for a discernible difference using suitable recordings. If details of processing and playback chains are captured, one might get an idea about suitable systems. There are s gazillion variables. crenca, sandyk, Ralf11 and 3 others 4 2 Custom room treatments for headphone users. Link to comment
Popular Post jabbr Posted August 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2019 4 hours ago, miguelito said: Like I said above, I care a lot about how well a DAC can do 44/48, certainly more than whether it can do DSD256 or whathaveyou. Not just high res recording, a good DAC should work with upsampling. I freely admit that high bit rate upsampling eg the DSD512 I was referring to, really and very significantly diminishes the difference between Redbook and high-res material 😉 Ralf11 and Ajax 2 Custom room treatments for headphone users. Link to comment
Popular Post jabbr Posted August 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2019 On 8/5/2019 at 7:52 PM, The Computer Audiophile said: I recently read about another Redbook vs. High Resolution listening test supposedly coming up soon. It made me think, why have such a test? Ah ha, it may drive traffic. There is an academic interest. Unsure that a less than academic test will resolve so you a right. On 8/5/2019 at 7:52 PM, The Computer Audiophile said: Think about it, what other reason is there for a test like this? Every DAC now plays high resolution and every album available for purchase in high resolution is also available for streaming in high resolution. ... I’m all ears and willing to change my mind if anyone wishes to provide evidence that a Redbook vs. High Resolution test has any value. Presumably ther is perhaps a small subset of people who are convinced that it is physically impossible to perceive a difference in music which contains >20 kHz content? On 8/5/2019 at 7:52 PM, The Computer Audiophile said: Note: This has zero to do with one’s belief in or disbelief in high resolution. That doesn’t matter in the least either, especially for purposes of this post. For me it’s not too important because I believe in minimal manipulation of the original recording (beyond the mixing used to produce the song). For example @John Dyson‘s work that shows that encoded DolbyA remains. In the future perhaps encoded MQA will remain etc. Best to keep the recording with as little manipulation as necessary — for me avoid decimation. YMMV John Dyson and Teresa 1 1 Custom room treatments for headphone users. Link to comment
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