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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
736 posts
 
Porscheracer,


You don't fall into the target market of "people who don't think for themselves". It doesn't matter how right you are, you will never get an answer that is based in fact OR see any data to back up the claim, data that is extremely easy to generate. 
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geoffkait
23,365 posts
 
I think I just figured out how to tell when atdavid is lying. His lips are moving. 😬 Most people are blissfully unaware there is a problem with stray laser light. It’s the biggest cruel joke the devil ever played on naive audiophiles. Much less what it sounds like or what to do about it. But I do.

https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Minimizing_Stray_Light_in_Everyday_Optical_Systems/a63577


atdavid
736 posts
 
See what I mean Porscheracer. GK's target market is people who don't think for themselves.  Therefore, instead of providing information on C2 error rates, discussing the SNR of the detection system, discussing the off-angle rejection ratio of the optical system, or frankly anything relevant, he posts a link to a generic article in an attempt to make it look like he knows what he is doing, and yet, he has not even done the most basic of tasks, defining the nature of the problem.
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geoffkait
23,365 posts
 
God gave you two ears and one mouth for a reason, Ethan. I’ve explained the nature of the problem many times. Is your memory shot or are you lying? It’s hard to tell which. You can’t follow the discussion on many threads. Maybe you need a vacation, Ethan.
atdavid
736 posts
 
Yup Porscheracer, he will triple and quadruple down. He could simply provide easily measured error rates, jitter from CD players common in the audiophile world, heck anything. Nope, more subterfuge.  Next he will probably give us the reasons why amplifiers cannot provide 250db SNR.  GK, you could simply say 24/96 is good enough and let it go, not provide multiple irrelevant posts that show you have nothing to refute 24/96 is enough.
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