Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] CD WAV vs. HDTracks WAV Blind Test

2017-03-02 Thread wortgefecht
I stopped reading after the words bass and guitar ... ;-) Gesendet von meinem Nexus 6 mit Tapatalk Current setup: - EEEBox, Xubuntu 14.04, LMS 7.9, FLAC - *Duet* > Pro-Ject DAC Box E > AKG Hearo 888 Titan (home office), *Boom + Canton ASF 75 SC* (master bedroom), *Boom* (master bathroom

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] CD WAV vs. HDTracks WAV Blind Test

2017-03-02 Thread mlsstl
Mnyb wrote: > So selling rock records from the 70's as hirez yeah :D Great point. Pretending that stuff needs 96/24+ digital resolution is either stupid or duplicitous. Doubly so after they do a "loudness wars" conversion to bring it up to "modern standards". --

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] CD WAV vs. HDTracks WAV Blind Test

2017-03-02 Thread Mnyb
Other tidbits. There are in many cases not the same masters HD vs CD ( compare Apples and oranges ) and as you said, it's a toss up which ones the better :) Most recordings ever made are intrisinicly not better than the CD system anyway i.e. Noise frequency response distortion etc. Whatever fide

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] CD WAV vs. HDTracks WAV Blind Test

2017-03-02 Thread Agent Smith
Apesbrain wrote: > If you're playing through a SB3/Classic, be aware it maxes out at 24/48. I could be wrong, but my understanding was the SB3's DAC maxes out at 48, meaning that only affects the analog outputs. But I was using the digital coax output so that should have been a non-issue. (Yes