Mnyb wrote: > Yes it's hard to know if it is the same master , some of the aviable HD > files from other vendors seems to be in some cases a better master than > the usual CD version or at least a different version , if you pay it got > to be different rigth ;). Archimago who frequent these forums did a > public blind test . > > http://archimago.blogspot.it/2014/06/24-bit-vs-16-bit-audio-test-part-ii.html > In which many from here participated . > > What you can do as a blir test ( it really has to be blind otherwise any > conclusion drowns in our usual very human biases ) . > Is to make 16/44.1 versions of some of your own 24/96 files then you > know it's the same master . > I tried that on several ocasion and can not hear a difference , you may > notice my investment in DVDA ready equipment :/ > > Another thing to think of if you want to test this is to use modern very > well made digital recordings not an old noisy tape from the 1970's > normal reedbook cd is more than capable of encoding that .
Interesting article ! And as you say, I am pretty sure that main differences are coming from masters, which are different between cd and hd to justify overcost, and make people ready to invest in new hd ready system / audio file and so on... As if they could have provide to listeners 99% of those improvments with current "SD system" ! But everything is good to make business (as in Image /TV Industry ( ie. 3D or UHD "revolution" ...) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ axelwin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=60811 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97146 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
