A quick follow-up on this... the 24-bit and 16-bit released versions are definitely the same master. Diffmaker shows a 0 (ZERO!) sample rate offset which is only possible if the samples are the same - any "remastering" or "EQ" except for level changes / addition of dither would generate significant sample offset errors.
So this remains one of the few authentic commercially released 16 vs 24 bit test cases. Diffmaker says these files are identical in the loudest 14 bits, with the remaining (10) bits holding low level sounds and (of course) plenty of noise in the lowest bits... which you can never hear because it is completely masked by the louder parts of the music at all times in normal listening. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/XP) - 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), Pekin Tuner, Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio, Harmony One remote for everything. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72852 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
