24-bit/192kHz music downloads and why they make no sense (2012)
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Re: 24-bit/192kHz music downloads and why they make no sense (2012)
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Re: 24-bit/192kHz music downloads and why they make no sense (2012)
#3huh...
So I guess the programmer equivalent is distributing .pdb's (or, symbols)
Re: 24-bit/192kHz music downloads and why they make no sense (2012)
#4If you try to use empiricism when it comes to certain groups audiophiles, you are going to be sorely reminded that it's basically the equivalent of healing crystals for a different type of person. 24/192 is useful for mixing/mastering, but completely unnecessary for the end product to distribute for listening.
Re: 24-bit/192kHz music downloads and why they make no sense (2012)
#5I wonder how many people think that 24 bit audio encodes 50% “more”
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#624 bits is now ubiquitous and 32 bit is becoming the norm in recording studios.
Re: 24-bit/192kHz music downloads and why they make no sense (2012)
#7sheeesh , measly 24-bit/192kHz
of course it makes no sense, unless it is downloaded through low oxyegen wire, which somehow and unfathomably, must have been omited or forgotten.
Re: 24-bit/192kHz music downloads and why they make no sense (2012)
#8This really is driving a muscle/super car, or drinking expensive wine. At the end none of specs or tests matter. It is a form of art. If it makes the listener feel better (even if its just psychological) then its probably worth it.
Re: 24-bit/192kHz music downloads and why they make no sense (2012)
#9I wonder how many people think that 24 bit audio encodes 50% “more”
It is 50% more headroom above the noise floor in logarithmic decibels.
Re: 24-bit/192kHz music downloads and why they make no sense (2012)
#1024 bits is now ubiquitous and 32 bit is becoming the norm in recording studios.
That use case is literally addressed in the first sentence.