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In Reply to: So if a 24 Bit 48kHz DVD-Audio or a SACD from a 24 Bit 48kHz PCM master sound BAD, how can a 16 Bit 44.1kHz sound good? posted by Teresa on May 10, 2006 at 16:08:15:
"This makes absolutely no sense to me."Until you listen to the two discs back to back...
The SACD one sounds quieter, less dynamic, more restrained and restricted with less airs around the highs, less live, less organic feel, and ultimately, far less realistic.
"The formats that are the most tonally correct and the closest to live acoustic music are the analog formats, especially Reel to Reel and Audiophile LPs. SACD from Analog or DSD masters does a great job of mimicking analog and real life acoustic music in a natural setting. PCM at any resolution lower than 96kHz cannot and so far has not done that."
In your opinion, but you haven't heard the magnesium transport on the Esoteric, or the AKM DAC on the APL, have you heard the Meitner? The Ayre? On ALL of those players, the CD sounded better. Could Mr. mudman, - AKA, - Mobile Fidelity, - have tossed on some EXTRA noise reduction that also cut off info on his SACD implementation?, - like the old Dolby Labs products? I don't know... (ASIDE: I apologize in advance, but I'm not a fan of Mobile Fidelity, - in my opinion, {and I know that I've been a bit facetious}, - he cuts treble to try and eliminate sibilance or something, hence makes crappy recordings).
"SACD does not always sound better, it's Vinyl that usually sounds better. But SACDs sound much better than the extremely low resolution CD."
nope, upsampled redbook, sounds better than poorer SACD implementations: all SACD is NOT created equal. And both good SACD, and good redbook, compete well with vinyl's horrible pops, clicks, snaps and surface noise, that all that most diligent of cleaners can't eliminate after 10 or 12 plays. With just the one example of the AKM DAC, tubed output stage player in the APL, so too in the Audio Aero, Ayre, Esoteric players.Just listen to the wonderful, lifelike, detailed resolution that the magnesium transport on the Esoteric UX-1 kicks out and you'll be stunned that that "low resolution" far exceeds your previous expectations: when you get that amazing read from that transport, more info gets to your ears and amazes you...
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- Just like anything else.... a listening test... - Sordidman 16:28:30 05/10/06 (0)
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