Location: Carmarthen, UK
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I'm John.
Sorry for coming late to this (and I haven't read the whole thread) but having just been involved in recording an album at 384Khz there is one simple answer; in that the higher resolution digital formats minimize quantization errors and quantization noise when editing, mixing, and mastering the recording.
Edit: Actually 352.8 kHz as the person below pointed out.
Last edited by Henchard; 27-02-2017 at 17:09.
Also isn't it 'DXD' 384kHz? And I think it's 352.8kHz too ?!?!?!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digita...eme_Definition
http://www.stereophile.com/content/p...Gf8PBDVwtLm.97
Developed for use in editing DSD programme material and found to sound quite nice in its own right.
DSD is usually up in the MHz I thought?
Jim.
P.S. Some recordings can be found here:-
https://www.promates.com/music-store/
Last edited by JimC; 27-02-2017 at 15:02. Reason: Added a P.S.
Well done Sir!
Having been in the studio myself many years ago, I can see these advantages in mixing! "BUT!" ~ in the final commercial stereo mix down for the domestic market, surely 44/16 is ample for anyone's ears? I mean, that's still twice the 20/20K human hearing limit! I have tried the higher ratings and always come back to 44/16 in the end; all the higher rates do is give me ear ache. In the good old (analogue) vinyl ONLY days we didn't worry about hertz and bits, that only started with digital.
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Location: East Anglia UK
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I'm Marc.
So it turns out that my maths is wrong but that it doesn't matter a great deal, it turns out that, thanks to the amazingness of Sampling Theorum any signal (within the selected bandwidth of half the sample rate) is perfectly recreated - the line between 3 sample points only has one solution. The practical impulse response of 16/44.1 is 55 picoseconds.
https://www.computeraudiophile.com/f...omain/?page=13
John Wood 6L6 Valve Amp, with:
6L6GC Russian Original (no logo) Output Tubes 4x, supplied by J.Wood.
ECC81 Mullard NOS Input Tubes 2x
12AU7 (ECC82) Brimar NOS Input Tubes 2x
Wilson Benesch Actor Loudspeakers.
REL Stampede Subwoofer.
Cary Audio 100t Dac.
M2Tech Hi-Face 2 RCA USB to S/PDIF (co-axial) converter.
HP Pavilion G6 - 2382sa D0Y14EA#ABU + "The Teddy" 19/3 - 19V 3.5A LPSU.
The Missing Link Ultra-Pure System ~ EPS-100 ~Audiophile Silver Un-switched Double Wall Socket +
APC ‘SurgeArrest’ Surge protector - PM1W-UK (Schneider), + AG500P Power Inspired mains – ‘pure sine wave’ re-generator.
Sennheiser HD 558 headset.
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I'm Marc.
How might I measure the drink?
Using spectroscopy.
How might I measure your preferences?
Ask you.
With enough sample data and honest enough answers from you I'd probably start to be able to predict which ones you would like from their spectra.
As for the other comments re maths, not understanding something it doesn't make it not true.