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"24/192 Downloads - Why they make no sense!!"
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<blockquote data-quote="user 997" data-source="post: 186892" data-attributes="member: 997"><p>Interesting points and good article though the words "could" and "may" appear a little too often for my liking. While I agree with his comments about the sampling rate (especially oversampling), I do think 24-bit certainly has its merits. The conclusion that I can draw from the article is that CD as a medium considered in isolation meets all the technical requirements of the human ear, but it cuts it pretty close. </p><p></p><p>But the source is only one part of the equation. If we take downstream components and further dB losses that worsen the SNR, then I think the CD becomes vulnerable. Like the headroom offered by 24-bit over 16-bit, I think this is more forgiving on the audio system as a whole to downstream components. For CDs to achieve its full potential you would require exceedingly good equipment. I would still like to see 24-bit/96khz source material offered as standard as it would benefit everyone. All the hardware and technology are already there etc. so why not embrace it? As long as producers don't stuff up the mastering! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="user 997, post: 186892, member: 997"] Interesting points and good article though the words "could" and "may" appear a little too often for my liking. While I agree with his comments about the sampling rate (especially oversampling), I do think 24-bit certainly has its merits. The conclusion that I can draw from the article is that CD as a medium considered in isolation meets all the technical requirements of the human ear, but it cuts it pretty close. But the source is only one part of the equation. If we take downstream components and further dB losses that worsen the SNR, then I think the CD becomes vulnerable. Like the headroom offered by 24-bit over 16-bit, I think this is more forgiving on the audio system as a whole to downstream components. For CDs to achieve its full potential you would require exceedingly good equipment. I would still like to see 24-bit/96khz source material offered as standard as it would benefit everyone. All the hardware and technology are already there etc. so why not embrace it? As long as producers don't stuff up the mastering! :) [/QUOTE]
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