PassionForSound
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This link was brought to my attention recently:
http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html
Although the article seems to make sense, I have tried ABX testing using the Foobar utility and can accurately pick the higher resolution file (192/24 vs 48/16) 90% of the time (although I notice that accuracy decreases rapidly with ear fatigue).
This leaves me wondering what is always true in the article versus what might be more complicated/variable. I'm not looking for black and white debate over dogma and opinions here; rather I am hoping to hear the perspectives of level headed and open-minded people who know more about this topic than me. Is hi res audio an unnecessary and detrimental waste of space or is it worth using?
http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html
Although the article seems to make sense, I have tried ABX testing using the Foobar utility and can accurately pick the higher resolution file (192/24 vs 48/16) 90% of the time (although I notice that accuracy decreases rapidly with ear fatigue).
This leaves me wondering what is always true in the article versus what might be more complicated/variable. I'm not looking for black and white debate over dogma and opinions here; rather I am hoping to hear the perspectives of level headed and open-minded people who know more about this topic than me. Is hi res audio an unnecessary and detrimental waste of space or is it worth using?