R Johnson;517715 Wrote: > Quite a few classical downloads are available in 24/88.2 format.
You have to ask what equipment was used to RECORD this music. If the recordings are more than about 20 years old, a higher bit rate and sample rate won't help because the original recording equipment did not have the required fidelity. For example, I found a company on the internet that claims to sell high definition recordings of Rachmaninoff (who died in 1943). The claims are nonsensical. The explanation on the website mixes up issues of midi and audio to the point of being preposterous. Yes, Rachmaninoff recorded piano rolls. But piano rolls had no velocity information thus you are not getting Rachmaninoff if piano rolls are what that company is using. And I wouldn't assume that music recorded within the last 20 years can be purchased at a higher fidelity just because the download is available in a higher fidelity format. The purchaser has to inquire as to the recording process (analog vs digital; what digital, what microphones, what studio, if the producer made the master available to the distributor, etc.). And don't assume that just because the music was recorded on analog tape that this will yield higher fidelity digital quality. You have to understand the evolution of the technology of analog tape recorders and know that even today they are constantly evolving in their quality (by the very few companies left in the field). My general impression is that searching for music in a higer fidelity format for the sake of higher fidelity is compromising the listener's choice of music. -- mortslim ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mortslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11039 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74688 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
