6th.replicant Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 OK, so as a piece of music it's weapons'-grade cheese, but so what, Carmina Burana is arguably the greatest workout for your hi-fi, with enough punch to separate a toupée from its wearer. An acclaimed recent (2007) version is Richard Hickox's Chandos SACD, which is also available as a hi-res DL. But is it a 24/88 or a 24/96?? The Classical Shop lists Hickox's recording as a package deal: MP3 + "Lossless" + "Studio 24/96". http://www.theclassicalshop.net/Details.aspx?CatalogueNumber=CHAN%205067 And good ol' HDtracks list it as a "88kHz/24bit". https://www.hdtracks.com/index.php?file=catalogdetail&valbum_code=HD095115506721 Huh?? So which is it - 88 or 96? Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 It could be both 88.2 and 96 Hz. This all depends on how it was converted. If the file started out as DSD for the SACD it could be converted to both 88.2 and 96. HDtracks prefers to use multiples of DSD. DSD (2.822 mHz) / 32 = 88.2. Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
goldsdad Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 "So which is it - 88 or 96?" My guess is both. HDTracks will have had an SACD ripped and converted to PCM for them. The company doing that conversion will have decided to use 88.2 kHz. The Classical Shop is a division of Chandos, the label of the recording in question. Chandos will have decided to release files at 96 kHz. Edit: Chris, you beat me to it. Link to comment
6th.replicant Posted October 24, 2011 Author Share Posted October 24, 2011 Thanks, gents For a moment, I suspected another HDtracks 'oddity'. Link to comment
pacwin Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Chandos will usually record SACD's record in DSD so 88.2 makes sense. The online store will be playing to a mass market where 24/48/96/[192] better fits their gear/devices.Not all devices support 88.2/176.4/352.8 and if they do they sometimes truncate the bits to 16. Music Interests: http://www.onebitaudio.com Link to comment
6th.replicant Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 Interesting to know. Thanks Link to comment
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