Popular Post Rt66indierock Posted August 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2019 17 hours ago, 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. 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. Thus, nobody is saving money by finding out they can’t hear a difference between the two versions. What could possibly be gained from a conclusive test result for or against high resolution? Nothing. 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. 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. Mark Waldrep is unhappy that his readers couldn't tell the difference. He is a believer in hi-res. He is using his sabbatical this fall to figure out why people can't hear a difference. He and I talked about this at t.h.e. Show in June. If you look at John Siau's comments in Highly Resolving Redux, June 5, 2019 on Mark's site you will see the math surrounding the audibility of resolutions greater than 16 bits. I have always found the math for what is audible interesting because I refuse to listen to even a momentary peak over 102 dB. Teresa, crenca and esldude 1 1 1 Link to comment
Rt66indierock Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 1 minute ago, The Computer Audiophile said: As an academic pursuit into “why,” I’m unsure that finding the “what” again will help. I could be wrong. Depends on what you mean by help. Link to comment
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