RGibran;564026 Wrote: > > > No one is trying to scam anyone. If they feel it's a better product, > then the public has to make that decision wheter to purchase or not.
Actually, that's not true. The problem is that the material was marketed as hi-res (24/88 or 96) that wasn't upsampled. Consumers can't make an informed decision without the basic info needed for that decision. Bruce is just the technician in the pipeline, so I don't know what his responsibility here is. Was he "doing what he was told"? Or was he ever told to report on material that wasn't true hi-res, or even to check if it was hi-res or not? HD Tracks till this point is apparently claiming that they were unaware that they were receiving upsampled material. They don't appear to be the only ones in the industry that were unaware that SACD was routinely made from upsampled 24/44.1. And the record labels were apparently very happy to charge premium prices to consumers without revealing the type of source material the SACD came from. That's obviously a scam, as they knew that the public would assume the material was from a superior hi-res source, and they cultivated this assumption. Note that earlier in the thread the question wasn't "are SACD's hi-res", but "are they being converted using upsampling or not?" HD Tracks willingness to remove this material from their web site seems to back up their claim to have been duped; however, until they start giving at least partial credit or refunds for this material (which they claim they will), there remains a question about their involvement. Certainly from this point on they have no excuse for such material appearing on their site, unless they add info to the site that material may be upsampled from 24/44.1. -- firedog Tranquil PC fanless WHS server running SqueezeServer; SB Touch slaved to Empirical Audio Pace Car; MF X-150 amp, MF V DAC3, Devore Gibbon Super 8 Speakers; Mirage MS-12 sub; Dual 506 + Ortofon 20 (occasional use); sometimes use PC with M-Audio 192 as digital source. SB Boom in second room. Arcam CD82 which I don't use anymore, even though it's a very good player. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ firedog's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11550 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
