weeone

My previous post is a bit all over the place,a little hard to read. That is not how I typed it out /sorry if it is frustrating to read P.s also did not notice the Audio Critic link on the first post Cheers Weeone

Hi to all,I came across this article recently and was looking for some where to make a comment about it http://theaudiocritic.com/plog/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=4&blogId=1 Even though this is 2 years old,it is mis-leading and this kind of article gives people the wrong interpretation of things.They say that there is no perceived difference between Redbook 44khz cd and SACD/DVDA. Well I think a point they miss is that when a CD is mastered at 24bit / 192khz for SACD it is then dithered or down sampled to fit the 700mb limitation of a CD. And played back possibly via a 16bit / 44khz processor. I still believe the trained ear can perceive a difference in quality of the recording.And this is where their assumption that there is no difference is flawed,and it is some what similar to the analogy of an AVI vs a DVD/or even Bluray and DVD,it is file size.More capacity more info/higher sampling rates An AVi is aprox 700mb / a DVD aprox 4.3Gb A CD is aprox 700mb / a DVDA aprox 4.3Gb A DVDA mastered at 24bit / 192khz on DVD media Can have a file size of up to aprox 4.3Gb One I did was 5.7Gb and I put it on a dual layer DVDA Now this type of disc played back on quality equipment /via 24bit / 192Khz Processors,has a very real difference to the standard Redbook CD.And when they produced that Article in 2007,even then I had a Processor that was capable of 24bit / 192Khz processing. I would liked to have had a right of reply on that website to the article,unfortunately there was none You can try what I say for yourself (if you have not already done so) here is what you need to do Go to http://cirlinca.com/index.htm and download the free trial ,it will I believe allow you to make aprox 5 DVDA discs. Now there are a lot of options with this software/and Iam talking about remastering a Redbook CD 16bit / 44Khz to 24bit / 192Khz Stereo DVDA . You can also remaster 2 channel stereo to 6 channel This is a difference I perceive and Iam enjoying very much,the end result to me is very dynamic and the micro details are so much more noticable /a perceived difference noticeable and real.Iam not one who likes to pretend I here things.If it's not there it's not there/I hope this info is of use to someone/somewhere Cheers Weeone