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Jim H wrote:
I am yet to hear a SACD, but the reason they supposedly sound better is
a higher sample frequency, bringing the digital waveform closer to the
analogue ideal. Its similar in some ways to having an raster image use
more pixels. There is also a simpler method of encoding, although what
effect this has on the sound I'm not sure.

The original parameters for CD were set to be beyond the point where the
ear could hear any improvement - things like radio and TV sound
distribution systems use a considerably lower bitrate.

Higher bitrate is useful in the original studio process for various forms
of signal processing, but really isn't needed for the end user.

That's not to say analogue is ideal, there's a trade off between
analogue accuracy and digital precision.

I'm afraid those are only words without an explanation.

On my current system I prefer cd, but then my tt is nothing special.

To get the best out of vinyl is an expensive business.

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