Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Is 24bit/44.1kHz high resolution or marketing BS?
ralphpnj wrote: > That may be the correct from technical viewpoint but to me 32 bit files > are just pure marketing BS. Definitely. They are basically an unnecessarily complicated way of storing 24-bit data in a 32-bit container. Floating point makes sense for data with a widely varying range, but not for well-constrained audio data. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953 Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106935 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Is 24bit/44.1kHz high resolution or marketing BS?
Julf wrote: > I assume the 32 bit files are 32 bit floating point - so they are > actually 24 bit files with an unnecessary 8-bit exponent field. That may be the correct from technical viewpoint but to me 32 bit files are just pure marketing BS. 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: LMS 7.9 on dedicated windows 10 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=106935 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Is 24bit/44.1kHz high resolution or marketing BS?
Julf wrote: > I normally don't worry about storage space (except for the car stereo), > but I am concerned about network bandwidth. Thanks guys, I will try the recommended SW to push the audio back below 1 Mbps in flac. The storage size at home isn't most important factor, but not being able to use the sources on wifi based players around the house and garden is my main reason. With 16/44 flacs files I will have a standard that is convenient in size and quality. Like Julf I do recompress to ogg for usage in on the road. But a future project might be to synchronise data to a car based LMS with HD-storage, and stop bothering to recompres at all. Regards, M-H M-H's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=66156 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106935 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Is 24bit/44.1kHz high resolution or marketing BS?
ralphpnj wrote: > Quick question: > > What would you do with 192kHz, 176.4kHz, DSD and 32bit files? > I assume the 32 bit files are 32 bit floating point - so they are actually 24 bit files with an unnecessary 8-bit exponent field. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953 Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106935 ___ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
