The case for 96 kHz (and 88.2) vs Lower Resolutions (44.1 and 48)

[Sal1950]

Who isn't 'pleasurably' guilty of making mix tapes ......... I made 12 dolby b rockabilly mix tapes once and transported them to a wild week end Napa Valley bash and the joint was rockin'..... and yes, I was KING for a day ...and a night! LOL!

Me, I've never owned a cassette deck and never made mix tapes.
For the pool-side music I put a bunch of complete albums in my SansaDisc player
and set it to shuffle. If folks hear a song they don't like, there'll be another coming
up in 3 minutes or so. Admittedly some of the albums are "best of" compilations
but mostly not. I get a lot of questions like, "who is that, or what kind of music is that?"
but IMHO that's a good thing. Let them hear a lot of cut's or artists they never heard
before and climb out of that "stuck in the 60s tonight" bag. Bunch of 55 and over condo
geezers think Frankie Vallie is the pinnacle of music. LOL

 

[Owen Smith]

IMO, there was NOTHING more egregious than trying to turn the lowly cassette into a High Fidelity medium by literally lavishing millions of Research and Development dollars on perhaps one of the biggest hoaxes in hi fi history. Imagine trying to cram 2" masters recorded at 30 ips onto a thin strip of magnetic oxide tape travelling @ 1 7/8 ips?

I switched to recording audio onto VHS as soon as I got my first VHS deck since it was hi fi stereo. Sounded way better than cassette ever did or ever could have done, and the VHS deck cost a lot less than a Nakamichi would have.

 

[4-earredwonder]

I switched to recording audio onto VHS as soon as I got my first VHS deck since it was hi fi stereo. Sounded way better than cassette ever did or ever could have done, and the VHS deck cost a lot less than a Nakamichi would have.

I bought a 'few' DAT players and all those adorable DAT Blanks and continued making 'mix tapes' into the 90's ......... Even had a portable battery operated DAT player for on the go ........the DAT WALKMAN [LOL] Even have some 'pre~recorded' DATs ......

 

[cbmmm3]

I bought a 'few' DAT players and all those adorable DAT Blanks and continued making 'mix tapes' into the 90's ......... Even had a portable battery operated DAT player for on the go ........the DAT WALKMAN [LOL]

Ralphie
Dats a good post ! ( I just had to do it )

 

[marpow]

JRiver current version MC30 has a feature now for hearing issues, the highs. I am definitely going to follow the directions and give it a try as I am already a JRiver user.
https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,135029.0.html

 

[DuncanS]

I bought a 'few' DAT players and all those adorable DAT Blanks and continued making 'mix tapes' into the 90's ......... Even had a portable battery operated DAT player for on the go ........the DAT WALKMAN [LOL] Even have some 'pre~recorded' DATs ......

I still have my Sony DAT recorders, a DTC-690, and a portable TCD-D7 which I used to connect to my car audio through one of those cassette adaptors! But then I do love tape machines as I still have my original Akai 4000DS Mk II I got at Uni and a GX-635D. Sadly no Quad machines

 

[4-earredwonder]

I bought a 'few' DAT players and all those adorable DAT Blanks and continued making 'mix tapes' into the 90's ......... Even had a portable battery operated DAT player for on the go ........the DAT WALKMAN [LOL] Even have some 'pre~recorded' DATs ......

NOW They're ALL DATS in the BELFRY!

 

[Sonik Wiz]

NOW They're ALL DATS in the BELFRY!

And even in anime it was popular. Shinji Ikari used one multiple times in the Evangelion series:

And Koyuki used one frequently in the Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad series. Long gone but legendary.

 

[cbmmm3]

I still have my Sony DAT recorders, a DTC-690, and a portable TCD-D7 which I used to connect to my car audio through one of those cassette adaptors! But then I do love tape machines as I still have my original Akai 4000DS Mk II I got at Uni and a GX-635D. Sadly no Quad machines

and no Studer Dunc ? slacker.......

 

[4-earredwonder]

GRP Records released quite a few pre recorded DAT tapes and they came in [wasteful] LONG BOXES

 

[DuncanS]

and no Studer Dunc ? slacker.......

When I was doing my PhD I did some work in a recording studio in London to earn some cash, I almost blew it on a 2nd hand Revox A77 (the B77s were too much) sadly or luckily I didn't and was able to eat and booze for a while!

 

[4-earredwonder]

When I was doing my PhD I did some work in a recording studio in London to earn some cash, I almost blew it on a 2nd hand Revox A77 (the B77s were too much) sadly or luckily I didn't and was able to eat and booze for a while!

As I type these words a REVOX A77 with dolby b is sitting next to me to remind me that I NEVER play it anymore. Bought it used at a great price! LOVE those BIG Metal Reels!

 

[4-earredwonder]

And My trusty TEAC QUAD OPEN REEL with outboard Dolby B interface...now sitting in mothballs with my SOTA SAPPHIRE Turntable .......with vacuum clamp!

 

[Sal1950]

Getting back on-topic to the OP.
I don't want to get into the debate here, I get enough of that at ASR.
But if you haven't read Mark Waldrip from AIX records challenge, read the results
or take his test yourself if it's still available.
https://www.realhd-audio.com/?p=6713

 

[4-earredwonder]

IMO, Currently 96/24 and 192/24 are KING, lest we not forget SACD and for those nostalgic for early 80's technology 16/44.1 is just alright!

 

[Sal1950]

IMO, Currently 96/24 and 192/24 are KING, lest we not forget SACD and for those nostalgic for early 80's technology 16/44.1 is just alright!

LOL

 

[4-earredwonder]

LOL

Yes, Sal LOL = LOTS OF LEVERAGE between higher bit rates versus RBCD!

 

[JohnN]

And even in anime it was popular. Shinji Ikari used one multiple times in the Evangelion series:
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And Koyuki used one frequently in the Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad series. Long gone but legendary.

I helped with some stuff at Sony (1980s). One of the things they gave me was a Mini-disc mock-up and told me this is the future.

 

[Malhomme]

I bought into HD DVD after it died for that very reason. I purchased a player for less than $50 and a couple movie lots for next to nothing!

Unfortunately, it did not work with the fact SACDs never really caught, and is now a format that is slowly declining from a tipping point that never really existed. Each time I look for a Genesis box, it goes from 350 to 800 euros for 4 SACDs. Each time I tried a Depeche Mode SACD, it was around 70 euros, often over 100.

 

[kfbkfb]

https://kaiserscience.wordpress.com/2016/07/21/the-new-hi-fi-debate-and-the-science-of-sound/^^^
...a SACD or DVD-A recording compared to a CD only 49.8 percent of the time...


IMHO, the CD isn't quite good enough, but it's very good (I listen to popular music mostly, usually not very demanding in terms of ultimate fidelity).


Kirk Bayne