Do we really need anything greater than 24/96? Opinions?


It's really difficult to compare resolutions with different masterings, delivery methods, sources, etc. I have hundreds of HI-rez files (dsd, hi bit rate PCM, etc). I have to say that even 24/44 is probably revealing the best a recording has to offer. Obviously, recording formats, methods, etc all play a huge role. I'm not talking preferred sources like vinyl, sacd, etc. I'm talking about the recordings themselves. 

Plus, I really think the recording (studio-mastering) means more to sound quality than the actual output format/resolution. I've heard excellent recorded/mastered recordings sound killer on iTunes streaming and CD. 

Opinions?

aberyclark

atdavid
There has never, to my knowledge, been any positive indication that any mechanism in the human auditory system can detect past 22KHz, nor has there been any mechanism shown in the human auditory system that can cause modulation of ultrasonics to audible frequencies.

>>>>>Emphasis on “to my knowledge.” Never is a very long time. Nevertheless, I think you would have been more convincing if you had said, “never ever ever.”
By the way, the more you post the more I’m convinced you never went to school. Nobody could get out of EE and be that dense, could they? Keep slugging away, maybe you will be somebody some day. 
Wow, how clever! Your ad hominems are not much better than your technical posts.