hilton807

This afternoon I spent some time with both the plain vanilla 16/44.1 CD rip and the downloaded 2496 Division Bell from HDTracks. I played FLAC files through Foobar2000 with a AURALiC VEGA digital to analog converter. OK -- I'm 55 years old, so I might not have the high treble hearing of the original post'er but I've always wore ear protection when electricity was combined with music during live shows, and at 45 had an audiologist test my hearing, and the results were "better than average" for my age group. I hear NO treble anomolies that he complains of. In fact, these are very nice sounding files -- I have no doubt that no expense was spared by The Pink Floyd during either the recording and mastering of the original master... I just wonder what source they used to make the HDTracks 24/96 master. Did they even have the gear back then. Was it dugital or analog? Both? If digital, wss the technology avaiable to make a "tape" with more than 48HZ back then? Getting this kind of info is nearly impossible in my experience. So, just enjoy! The bass is amazing! The soundstage is huge! The treble is certainly acceptable...I'm an analog kind of guy for the most part and leave digital mostly for desktop and mobile listening - but The Division Bell I can listen through the big rig (70 wpc tube amps, large efficient speakers) with no chance of getting a headache or any other audiophile nasties! Nice! Let's hear it for HDTracks, and the fact that it only cost 20 USD to download safely and legally.