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In the Thread: Any good sounding AES/EBU interfaces out there?
Post Subject: "Range of problems" in digital sound?Posted by tuga on: 2/23/2013
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 Paul S wrote:
Telus, I did not complain of "16/44" or of "hardness" but of a range of problems with digital sound I've experienced.  I have also whined loudly about SACD in other threads.  My present digital system is my best attempt to get as much Music with as few problems as I know how to do.  And I still get less Music and more problems from digital than I get from LPs.  Of course, I am ever hopeful (and always fishing) to discover something good that I've overlooked.  By all means, if you know of digital systems that deliver lots of Music and get around the problems I complain of, please share your experience.  You may have notice that I recently went fishing (again) about high sampling rates and "oversampling".  Your own remarks connecting "16/44" and "hardness" make me wonder how you've improved on this?

Best regards,
Paul S

Hello Paul,

Could you elaborate a bit on the "range of problems" you identify in digital sound?I am quite happy with a modified (by a third party) late 80s 18bit 4x oversampling redbook player. It's "rich", "relaxed" sound is both "soft" and "powerful" with very good information retrieval...in sum it's dynamic and apparently quite transparent, at least from where I stand (we all have different references and levels of expectations).Since some recordings sound more "credible" than others I would point my finger at mastering and recording technique (mic choice and positioning) for probable causes of bad digital sound.And these problems can also arise with high resolution files.

I have listened to and analyzed a few HR files and while some were nothing more than uprezzed 16/44,1s, hardly any exceed 14bit of DR. I am inclined to believe that the real differences come from different mastering...From what I have come to understand, while 16/44,1 is insuficient at the recording stage it is suitable for domestic reproduction (though many in the industry put the ideal sampling rate at around 60kHz and I can understand their reasoning).

Cheers,
Ric

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