jimfisheye
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What is your preferred download format for surround music?
I answered "I download full HD quality lossless FLAC files only," however, 1) given the choice between 192/24, 96/24, and 44.1/24, I choose 96/24, and 2) I also download DSD files from nativedsd.com.
I guess I say this because none of the choices is really accurate for me.
I answered "I download full HD quality lossless FLAC files only," however, 1) given the choice between 192/24, 96/24, and 44.1/24, I choose 96/24, and 2) I also download DSD files from nativedsd.com.
I guess I say this because none of the choices is really accurate for me.
I voted "I download full HD quality lossless FLAC files only.", however I would happily download Blu-ray iso or Dvd iso if there was some bonus video content, which there often is.
Same here.
I can play everything, even a DVD-A iso would suit me fine.
Call me crazy or a fool, but I generally don't like the "44.1kHz sound" so the lowest acceptable sample rate would be 48kHz for me, 24bit or 16bit.
I voted HD FLAC only.
I stopped playing discs about 3 years ago. I convert everything I buy to FLAC (or MKV for video).
I usually limit my FLAC sampling to 96kHz and convert SACD to 88.2kHz.
Exactly what I do.
None of the above for me. I want downloads in the original format in which they were recorded and mastered.
And while I do marginally prefer DSD to PCM, I prefer them in DSF, so I cannot choose "I bought into DSD converters (SACD format) instead of PCM. I need DSD downloads (dff files)."
No vote from me.
I voted dff 'cause it looked so lonely with no votes. But for me really it should be DSD, my preferred format. Truly the format is less important by far than the content. I can handle any of them. How it sounds is all that really matters.
None of the above for me. I want downloads in the original format in which they were recorded and mastered.
And while I do marginally prefer DSD to PCM, I prefer them in DSF, so I cannot choose "I bought into DSD converters (SACD format) instead of PCM. I need DSD downloads (dff files)."
No vote from me.
Yes, details about the context would change a lot.The recordings in question would be recorded, mixed, & mastered in 24/96 PCM from start to finish. Sorry for not making that detail clear! That is the main point in fact. Delivery of the master recordings from the artist in the original format in which they were recorded and mastered.
I would prefer the original in any case, if possible.Would you prefer to see a DSD file set that was a conversion (properly done with care) offered or would you prefer to accept PCM recordings as is and do those conversions yourself like you've been doing?
Yes, details about the context would change a lot.
I would prefer the original in any case, if possible.
Hey Plan9, you should name names on that system! My experience is that reducing the bitdepth to 16 bit is far more apparent than sample rate conversions from HD to SD. (I do completely agree that the more budget AD converters available sound better at HD than SD BTW. (That's with the bitdepth staying at 24 bit.) Even to the point that you could upsample 44.1k program to 96k and get better sound - ie. closer to what the master sounded like - than playing it natively at 44.1k on such a system.)
So, I'm curious what AD unit or receiver (with its converters) is doing that. I say name names as a PSA!