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Hey Charles,

I downloaded "Jul" earlier this week.
http://www.computeraudiophile.com/f14-music-analysis-objective-and-subjective/jul-john-martorella-recorded-john-marks-16120/

I'm curious if...

See this post:
http://www.computeraudiophile.com/f6-dac-digital-analog-conversion/ayre-wants-%241-5k-dsded-qb-9-a-15650/index4.html#post225870

I was curios about this recording after reading about it in Stereophile.
The Fifth Element #78 | Stereophile.com

John Marks claims it's the first field recording with an Ayre QA-9. I bought the...

24/96 download from HDTracks.

I'm a big Steve Earle fan, so I had to get his latest when I saw it on HDT. Musically, it's something of a mixed bag. There are a couple of wonderful heartfelt...

Actually, some of that Swedish sh*t is pretty good!
http://www.computeraudiophile.com/f14-music-analysis-objective-and-subjective/trondheimsolistene-marianne-thorsen-mozart-violin-concertos-14973/
...

Indeed, it makes my eyes glaze over.

Apparently, it is possible that DSD over a PC can sound better than an SACD:
Cookie Marenco dems DSD | Stereophile.com

I sure hope so, 'cus the couple of...

One thing I already don't love is the near complete lack of DSD titles that I would consider buying. I've gotten a bit more into classical over the past year, mostly because my modest collection of...

Tip o' the hat to you and your mountain of overwhelming and incontrovertible evidence that DSD is the shiz. And if 11.2 MHz "catapults" you to the next level, just imagine what 33.6 MHz will sound...

The way I read his comments, the issue was with the format.

But here's the point: He says he can't distinguish between the live mic feed and 24/192. How can DSD ever be better than that?

But...

Here's what Barry Diament wrote, in the "Why did SACD fail" thread:
"Give me properly done 4x PCM (i.e. 24/192) any day. It is the first (and only) format I've ever experienced where I have had...

Is the DVD really 48/24? the HDT download is advertised as 44/24.

I agree it's too bad that they didn't go with a higher sample rate but I'm finding that I would much rather have 44/24 than...

Sorry, I misinterpreted when you wrote that the Merging Pyramix and Horus already have 128x and 256x DSD capabilities, as in "they did it before Ayre". But tell me, if that isn't what you meant,...

I just checked HDTracks because New West also just released Steve Earle in 24/96 and HDT is selling it. Sure enough, new Patty Griffin is up at 24/44. I might go ahead and get the DVD so that I can...

I suggested that the higher sampling rate DSD of the QA-9 might be intended for recording professionals. Seems simple enough to me.

Your response was: "The 128x and 256x DSD capabilities are...

You're making it a habit of typing words on my behalf. I never wrote or thought that the QA-9 was groundbreaking with DSD.

But there are reasons to suspect the QA-9 might be the "best" ADC,...

I also have a P-5xe, fed by a Kenwood 500/BenzMicro ACE, and a QB-9. I don't necessarily hear the analog rig as sounding better than the digital.

I used to have a CX-7eMP. It was a great player,...

May Day sentiments aside, IMO, this is by far Bragg's worst musical effort.

Michael @ Ayre is the authority you seek: 303-442-7300 x223

OK, I get it now. There's no sense in saying "I disagree and here's why" when you can just s**t on someone instead. sigh

The short answer is no. Read thru the thread.

Umm, my failed attempt at humor. But such a thing can only be weeks away from being announced! And it will probably have as many desirable titles as DSD256.



Hopefully, that's your failed...

C'mon, Hiro, that's not what I wrote.

Very true, but if you can't distinguish a 24/192 rip from the source, then what is the advantage to taking it to DSD256 or, I don't know, DXD512? Is it just because you can? Or because you don't...

That is curious! I wonder if the mega-rez DSD capabilities are intended for recording professionals? For the regular user, 24/192 should be plenty adequate to digitize LPs, given Atkinson's review. ...

Thanks for the link but, if I read it correctly, Lavorgna did not use the master tape for his evaluation. Rather, all the digital files used in his evaluation were created from the same master tape...