On Apr 5, 11:06*am, "Arny Krueger" wrote:
"Soundhaspriority" wrote in message
"TT" wrote in message
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"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
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The Emperor's New Sampling Rate
http://mixonline.com/recording/mixin...w_sampling/ind...
At least I have put the link in so others can read the
*whole* article not just selected parts!
Now *IF* you had included this little piece below from
the end of the article you may have retained some
credibility. "Despite the fact that no one could hear the difference
in playback systems, they reported that "virtually all
of the SACD and DVD-A recordings sounded better than
most CDs - sometimes much better." As it wasn't the
technology itself that was responsible for this, what
was? The authors' conclusion is because they are simply
engineered better. Because high-end recordings are a
niche market, "Engineers and producers are being given
the freedom to produce recordings that sound as good as
they can make them, without having to compress or
equalize the signal to suit lesser systems and casual
listening conditions. These recordings seem to have been
made with great care and manifest affection by engineers
trying to please themselves and their peers." "
This is all very self-congratulatory. The fact of the matter is that in many
cases, the original CDs were transcribed from either analog or digital media
in a slapdash manner. *Even doing an average workmanlike job of remastering
would be an improvement over that!
Hence I feel vindicated in what I have said to all along
to you. *SACD and DVD-A sound better to me (when
compared to existing CDs)!!!!!
When self-proclaimed golden ears say that something sounds better to them,
one really does not know what that means. Many of them have destroyed any
possible credibility they might have with all sorts of weird anti-scientific
claims and personal attacks.
And I'm sure that this really bothers an accredited, bona fide, highly-
trained "scientist" like you. Why it should nobody knows. Some may
call it insanity. ;-)
Here is the answer: if you don't think that a piece of equipment, or
some piece of software, or anything else, is worth it to you, then
don't buy it. It's really that simple. That's all there is to it. End
of subject.
But like the wild-eyed christian on the street corner warning that The
End Is Near, you have to try to convert others to your religion. And
like the wild-eyed christian on the street corner warning that The End
Is Near, you get ignored.