On Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:26:52 +0000, Roger Thorpe
wrote:

Don Pearce wrote:


No - absolutely no audible difference between the 16/44.1 and the
24/88.

d

You might be right, I can convince myself that I can hear a difference,
but until I get round to doing a proper blind test I won't know. That
10 second sample's a bit too short though.
I think that I can hear a difference in the high strings - but that's
exactly where I expect the difference to be. I did compare the SACD of
Dark Side of the Moon with the CD layer, and found that the cymbals
swoosh in a more realistic way, but again that is what I had expected,
and I knew which layer I was hearing.
Perhaps I'm not using a good enough mains cable......
Roger Thorpe

There is no reason why any sound in the audible range (and that
includes the high strings) would sound any different under 24/88 than
16/44.1 They will both be reproduced identically provided they haven't
been manipulated in some way.

As for DSOTM, I haven't heard the SACD version, but anecdotally I
believe it is remastered, if not actually remixed from the CD version,
so it would be no surprise that it would sound different.

Go for the mains cable though - definitely better, particularly if you
choose the plug colour to suit the music...

d

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