Jethro Tull

Qdrone - can you explain to me how the 24bit CD player works. I've got an Electrocompaniet EC-1 which sports a 24 Bit upsampler 192KHz DAC. However, I always figured it just reads any CD at 16 bit and then converts to 24 in the DAC. Would my CD player read 24 bit? If not, which CD players do?

Thanks, Peter

Don't quote me on this but if you have a CD player that is making your 16 bit CD's 24 bit than it should read a true 24 bit CD with no problem. I used to have a pioneer Elite which featured there version of the upsampler it was called the Tos link. I have purchased a few 24 bit Rush CD remasters and they sound a whole lot better than the 16bit counterpart. My 24 bit Benefit sounds a whole lot better than the 16bit counterpart. More bass and less grainy in the high end.
24 bit CD's have more detail if they are recorded properly.
From your post you have a 24 bit CD player my friend and it reads all 24 bits.

Tull has two boxed sets, a 20th anaversary and a 25th.
the five best IMHO, Stand Up, Benefit,This Was, Night Cap
(import) and Broadsword. Living in the past was also one of Ian Andersons greatest accomplishments. It is a shame that he has lost his voice.

I really hate consistently bringing this up but many Tull albums are aviable on 4 track open reel. The Magtec brand is far superior than anything out there even at 3&3/4 IPS.
Passion Play is a Magtec at 7&1/2 IPS. Outstanding.

Qdrone,
I belive these discs were transferred from the original Master tapes using a 24 bit digital system to capture as much of the original master tape info as possible.

These are then converted to play on a standard CD Player (16 bits).
Unless they are SACD or DVD-A they are not playing 24 bits.

They may sound better because it is more pure .