In Reply to: Re: 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 go posted by bublitchki on May 11, 2006 at 11:25:18:
Even though the upper midrange isn't as shrill and painful as before, I just can't handle the missing delicacy in the high frequencies making me feel like something very important in the music is missing. Thus keeping me from getting into the music, as I cannot suspend reality to melt into the music.Upsampling is as much "polishing a turd" as is all the other insane steps I've taken to try to make CD sound decent to me. Notice I said “to me†as it appears other people as not as sensitive and/or can hear around the gross errors of low resolution 44.1kHz PCM. I cannot so it won't work for me. Music does no good for me if I cannot connect with it. I can connect with better SACDs and LPs, I cannot with CDs. And as I have stated after the follow-up to the "Shine-Ola" experiments I will not be playing with redbook CD ever again. That painful chapter in my life is over and done with!
Teresa
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Follow Ups
- The Xindak upsamples Redbook to 96kHz and I did try it, smoother but with less realism than either SACD or LP. - Teresa 17:12:32 05/11/06 (0)