Hi-Res - Does it matter? Blind Test by Mark Waldrep

[Ralf11]

2 hours ago, kumakuma said:

@sandyk

 

I understand that you have strong opinions in this area but I don't understand why you felt the need to shit all over this thread.

 

@Ajax

 

I suggest that you ask Chris for moderation rights and delete the off topic posts.

 

Yes, please delete all the crap from Sandy and let's try to get @marce to stay here.

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he may have bit infection

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4k vs. 8k video is a better comparison - like oranges and tangerines

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5 minutes ago, Miska said:

 

Ehm, what claim is that and where? What I've read this is purely yet another RedBook vs HiRes test. I've lost count how many there have been before.

 

 

 the Reiss meta-analysis is the the paper to read

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eh what?  do you need a cite or disagree or??

 

if the former, then you can find my posts giving the info on here using a search, and then explain it to Sandman

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4 hours ago, sandyk said:

 

Most Audiophiles don't give a damn about Academic reports like this ...

 

 

If true, those people are fools.

 

Try using your OWN ears and report what YOU hear for a change, instead of bragging about idiotic rage fests.  And start your own damn threads.

 

OR try cutting the pills in half.

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4 hours ago, sandyk said:

 

There is no substitute for actual listening. You should try it for a change and report your results in the forum.

Did you even bother to check out FrederickV's  X and Y files  when they were originally posted ?

 

 

Muffy, this is an analysis of actual listening!! 

Try working on your reading comprehension.

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9 hours ago, Teresa said:

 

 

I guess that makes me a fool. @GUTB says I'm not an audiophile so maybe he is right?

 

I don't read academic reports in any field, especially audio. Boring in the extreme IMHO. I even quit subscribing to Stereophile magazine because I find equipment reports extremely boring and Stereophile has too few music reviews and most are not from the audiophile and the small boutique music companies I prefer. And they almost never review SACDs even though over 10,000 SACDs have been released. Even at less than $1 per issue I found Stereophile a bad deal for me.

 

Oh, also I abhor doing any comparison between music formats, it ruins pleasurable music listening for me for many days. I don't mind reading other people's comparisons though.

 

Even though I'm now able to enjoy CDs and 16/44.1 lossless music files, the music in my collection I enjoy the most are from SACDs and DSD downloads. As long as my audio system keeps working I listen 100% of the time for pleasure. I dread the day when something breaks down that is too expensive to repair and I have to once again listen analytically. I prefer just listening to music for pleasure and if that means I'm a fool I'm OK with that.

 

The Reiss article I mentioned is not an equipment report - it analyzes different listening sessions to determine if people could hear a difference between hiRes and Redbook.  Sandman seems not to understand that

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8 hours ago, marce said:

This couldn't be two identical files are different, could it...

As the files are identical if you sent them me and I renamed them how would you tell which is which... Want to try it.

 

Not a valid test, as the renaming would cause bit infection in the file.  It's like activating a dormant virus in the human body...

 

Anything that challenges science is a firmly entrenched belief to some people....

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https://store.delorean.com/p-7231-amfm-cassette-radio-asi.aspx

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where is the STFU post??

 

a quick search finds 3 pages (THREE) of STFUs - none by me directed at Sandman (and only one by me used at all)

 

maybe a PUoSU is more appropriate?

 

that's Put Up or Shut Up

 

and BTW, the Sandman is our most Enraged Member (EM), seemingly unable to discuss anything for long in a rational fashion, and even screaming at people who agree with him, on this very thread ----> you search term is Reiss

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Part of the problem here is due to prevarication

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34 minutes ago, Ralf11 said:

Part of the problem here is due to prevarication

 

Exactly why I modified one post to the above - it is important to view your actions, including posts, in an objective light.

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most traits follow a bell shaped curve, or nearly so - not surprising when you realize most traits are quantitative or partly quantitative (not the Mendelian inheritance they "lied" to you about as a freshman)

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2 hours ago, Rexp said:

 you are not a connoisseur

 

what kind of sewer?

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There are no experts in matters of taste.

 

I hope you are familiar with the very strong effects of confirmation bias on wine "experts" tasting perceptions...  Hint: the label is critical.

 

Not to say that there aren't real differences.  I really like that Romanee plonk.

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it may not be the impurities but the grain size for salts

 

mea culpa, I have 3 different kinds of salt + regular salt for cooking....

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Miska - do you have a cite for the initial attack paper?

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Absolutely correct, esldude.  But I am with Jabbr as to keeping HiRes as HiRes - we don't know where that frequency is exactly, and it is prudent to maintain anything that might be there assuming no over-weaning costs or trouble to do so.

 

And I am keeping my HiRes salt too!  If nothing else, it can be sprinkled on trolls.

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for some reason, this discussion is starting to resemble recent theories on cosmic inflation

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whether condenser or ribbon, shouldn't the mass of the transducer approximate the mass of the ear drum??

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Space War

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The last machine that I saw running FORTRAN was my PC...

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31 minutes ago, Sonicularity said:

Yet nobody provides any definitive proof that silences the naysayers.

 

did you read the Reiss study??  even Redbook vs. HiRes can be detected by trained listeners

 

of course, the optimal thing to do is never allow yourself to be entrained

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it would be a REALLY interesting exercise to do a well controlled experiment using noise injection

 

- not hard

 

but would not satisfy the noise-crazies of course