"Tim S Kemp" wrote in message

Stewart Pinkerton wrote:
Absolutely not the case. Given good implementations of all three, the
sound will be *identical*. BTW, it's more like 93-94 dB for properly
implemented 16-bit digital, because of that essential dither.

The problem with all this is you're saying 16, 24, 32 bit, 44, 48,
96, 192 khz will all sound the same.

Just the facts.

So 8 bit 44khz is fine too?

It's pretty hissy sounding.

or 12 bit?

Remarkably good but a tad hissy.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not after a "my bits are better than your
bits" assault here, and much of the stuff I listen to is compressed
(in both senses of the word) anyway. But it is just damned wrong to
say that the difference between a 24/96 and a 16/44 recording is none
at all.

Why? It's well known that nobody can hear the difference in a proper blind
test/ You've got problems with reality working the way it does?

I'm sure a few moments with some test gear would show the output will
not be identical.

That's because test gear can be tremendously more sensitive to technical
differences than the human ear.

Personally I'm not inclined to even bother trying.

Sign of a closed mind, no?

Remember, I did bother trying, and I make it as easly as possible for
anybody who is so inclined to do so for themselves.