converted The smithereens version of "tommy" and Steely Dan's "Goucho" from flac 96KHZ/24bit to wav 96KHZ/24bit.
On a recent event featuring Yarlung Records, almost 50 audiophiles heard the difference between 44.1/16, 88.2/24 and 176.4/24. The latter was significantly superior. Also, experimenting with vinyl A/D conversion with different sample rates confirmed the same result; you really need to go 176.4/24 or 192/24 in order to capture the soul of vinyl, any lower sample rate is a car copy.
Sorry doubters, Vinyl is still King!
While this is true, there are other Kingdoms available against which the Vinyl King needs gathering a very serious army. :-)
Best,
Alex Peychev