Archimago wrote: > Another MUSINGS post... > > Most folks here will know about this already. Wanted to answer a > question asked by a reader and put an opinion out there... > > http://archimago.blogspot.ca/2013/07/musings-is-cd-sound-quality-1644-pcm.html
Your thoughts and comments are pretty much spot on and basically reflect my own feelings on the subject of cd quality versus high resolution. What strikes me as really funny is that the audiophile world (as represented by the various high end audio magazines) is now busy pushing for DSD downloads when the availability of 16bit/44.1kHz CD quality downloads is still very spotty. But then I think "follow the money" and low and behold some possible reasons for this sad state of affairs emerge. For example the price of high resolution PCM and DSD downloads is obscenely high whereas the prices CD quality downloads (when one can find them, such as on bandcamp.com) are much more reasonable. The cost of differential supplying CD quality versus high resolution downloads is marginal so the profit margin of high resolution PCM and DSD downloads is really worthwhile, kind of like the high end cable market. The money trail NEVER lies. Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Energy sub Bedroom: Touch-HR Desktop w/DAC-Audio Refinement amp-Energy Veritas 2.0 Guest Rm: Duet-Sony soundbar Garage: SB3-JVC compact system Controls: iPeng; SB Controller; Moose & Muso Server: SBS on dedicated windows 7 computer w/2 Drobos 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97950 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
