Popular Post Summit Posted August 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2019 I think that is safe to say that the recording and how it was recorded is one of the most important SQ factors. If the recording you buy is Redbook or High Resolution is not the most important factor, not by a long shot, but still matters IMO. The (real) source first principle stipulate that data what’s missing or signal that are coloured at the source can’t be 100 % fixed in gear downstream. The DAC may not be a problem today but like @psjug pointed out Hi-res music purchases cost more and so does Hi-res streaming. Btw we can’t even stream Hi-res in Sweden. Even if digital storage is cheaper now than ever it’s not free and if you want to play from a SD card for example the limiting capacity may make it not suited for big Hi-res files. Let’s turn it 180 degrees, why do we “test” anything at all? I believe it is to see, hear and measure the difference between different things or to try a hypothesis. Teresa, k27R and jabbr 2 1 Link to comment
Popular Post Summit Posted August 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2019 32 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said: I believe the price is negligible compared to everything else in this hobby, but I see your point. However, would any test cause you to purchase the Redbook version, given that such test can only prove valid for the recording under examination and the exact playback chain used? I would not say that the price is negligible. Let say that you have 3000 Redbook records and all could be bought in Hi-res. The cost to buy all of them new again is not cheap. I would want to know for sure that the Hi-res records is a true recorded Hi-res record before I buy it. Will this test show it? I guess not, but if we would get a database with tested and confirmed Hi-res records I would buy more Hi-res records. wklie and Teresa 1 1 Link to comment
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