mmg_fan;403453 Wrote: > Ok > I know this has been beaten to death elsewhere > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=60665 > but my question is > assuming you have > > 1) an identical recording mastered at both 16 44 and 24 96 > 2) a system that can resolve the high res version > 3) a set of ears that can resolve the difference between the two;) > > What actually IS the audible difference? > And if there IS an audible difference, is this a result of less jitter > or? > > In some random tests, I have yet been able to detect any difference > whatsoever, so either 1 of the 3 conditions above haven't been met, > and-or, there actually is NO audible difference. > I'm just trying to get feedback as to what I should be focusing my > attention on if I'm trying to detect any audible 'improvement' with > high res recordings...
I wouldn't worry. There is a well known AES test where no-one else could tell the difference either... But you DO have to satisfy conditions 1-3 for this to be a valid test...and condition 1 is hard, which is why the AES test was devised - basically they ran an SACD through a 16/44 ADC-DAC combo to ensure that the ONLY difference was the replay resolution... My more modest and amateurish testing using AudioDiffMaker imply the same results...no audible difference... YMMV -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB3 (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Outdoors: Boom ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=60973 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
