mortslim;518719 Wrote: > The studio that does the SACD conversions for HDtracks told me that it > uses the EMM Labs ADC8 MKIV converter for these conversions. And > HDtracks confirmed in an email to another poster in post #73 that this > is indeed the machine that is used for the conversions. > > Well, to understand this process better, I read the manual for this > machine. And lo and behold, there it is: > > from DSD to PCM (44.1kHz - 16/24 bits selectable) on page 1. > > And > > only 44.1kHz is allowed for DSD outputs and inputs on page 2 and page > 8. > > http://www.emmlabs.com/pdf/manuals/ADA_MkIV_Manual1v3.pdf > > Here is the product page for the machine: > http://www.emmlabs.com/html/products/adc8/adc8.html# > > Thus the 24/88.2 downloads available on HDtracks that came from these > SACD conversions started as 44.1 and then upsampled to 88.2. > > This explains why the studio owner and engineer for HDtracks stated: > DSD has a base freq of 44.1 and is clocked at 44.1 We do all the > SACD/DSD/DVD-A transfers for HDtracks and other sites > Regards, > __________________ > Bruce A. Brown > Puget Sound Studios > Seattle, Washington > http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/Which-site-offers-truly-high-resolution-downloads > > Even though HDtracks claims in an email as quoted in post #70 that it > doesnt upsample, it is clear that there is upsampling. > >
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. And I guess some people are too lazy to read earlier posts that covers the issue. -- mortslim ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mortslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11039 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74688
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