tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post2138242108558956930..comments2024-03-28T13:45:12.227-07:00Comments on <em>Archimago's Musings</em>: MUSINGS: The Wisdom of Simplicity [RE: Hi-Res Audio]? Standard & Advanced Resolution audio. And a Happy New Year!Archimagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-39092738272985618832018-02-14T00:30:52.529-08:002018-02-14T00:30:52.529-08:00Royal1688 Online gambling games are easy to make ...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Royal1688 Online gambling games are easy to make money. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.gclub69.com/royal1688" rel="nofollow">Royal1688</a> Online gambling sites offering online gambling games slots online gambling online dice online poker lice online roulette online roulette online roulette online roulette online roulette online roulette and other sports Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05275332212839375435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-83774304612561410832016-01-10T23:37:57.272-08:002016-01-10T23:37:57.272-08:00Great post! It perfectly explains how I feel about...Great post! It perfectly explains how I feel about HiRes audio. I too suspect HighRes audio will fail because it fails to provide real value for the consumer. To me it seems like an act of pure greed from the industry trying to convince everyone to re-purchase their music collection once again in HiRes formats.<br /><br />I am frequently disappointed with consumer audio industry (even though I&#Serene Audiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16750016287870002633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-39185107167064034472016-01-03T19:25:41.210-08:002016-01-03T19:25:41.210-08:00Hey there VK! Happy new year to you.
If the indus...Hey there VK! Happy new year to you.<br /><br />If the industry ever did have the balls to issue true hi-res "Advanced" dynamic masterings of music in 24/96, I'm sure folks like Neil Young will come around and complain about how this would be throwing away "50% of the music in the studio" because obviously he'd be able to hear it and it all started as 192kHz :-).<br />Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-41421208567479964242016-01-03T19:17:56.008-08:002016-01-03T19:17:56.008-08:00Greetings Mark! Thanks for taking the time to visi...Greetings Mark! Thanks for taking the time to visit and comment!<br /><br />I certainly appreciate the time you put into your blog and focusing on the details and nuances of hi-res audio including the recent nugget on Bob Katz's comments about the "hi-res mafia"... It reminds me of the utility of the old SPARS code to identify the steps used. Maybe something like this could be Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-27216908304432801412016-01-02T16:57:56.828-08:002016-01-02T16:57:56.828-08:00Well, what can i say? I completely agree with you....Well, what can i say? I completely agree with you. What we need is a standard for file format/resolution/distribution. And 96/24 is way more than enough for 99,9% of - dare i say - audiophiles in the world. Only a very small minority "hear" something more with more than 96/24 or DSD (note that i say someTHING, not music..).<br />And like you said, the day i hear something with so much VKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287837050338339500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-72875425163364515822016-01-02T14:33:48.510-08:002016-01-02T14:33:48.510-08:00Happy New Year! One of my readers suggested I read...Happy New Year! One of my readers suggested I read your recent blog post...I'm glad that I did. It's very nicely done. <br /><br />Over the years, I've become more and more depressed about the prospects for "high-resolution" audio and music. My tenure on the CTA (CEA) Audio Board has ended as 2016 begins. There were a few influential members that didn't appreciate the Dr. AIXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12425787934774653840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-56922718288891548642016-01-02T09:45:18.515-08:002016-01-02T09:45:18.515-08:00I would have to respectfully disagree that DBX tes...I would have to respectfully disagree that DBX testing can only reveal large differences. If we write it off, then that leaves it wide open to people making claims of "night and day" difference with cables and all sorts of other tweaks. Multibit is a clever marketing trick, and my personal opinion on the matter is with more people moving to vinyl, digital manufacturers need that Brent DeMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05782834631324588326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-36163484137501018452016-01-02T04:44:38.077-08:002016-01-02T04:44:38.077-08:00I have not heard the SHM-SACD, but according to th...I have not heard the SHM-SACD, but according to the folks at SH forum it uses the same mastering/transfer as the early 2000s USA SACD which from what I read is average at best. Brent DeMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05782834631324588326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-44184674097590269812016-01-02T02:05:50.117-08:002016-01-02T02:05:50.117-08:00"I think if packaged properly, we could also ..."I think if packaged properly, we could also draw vinyl folks into the hi-res digital arena ..."<br /><br />I think that MQA is being marketed with that in mind. It is not being promoted as a better compression system, but as a brand new way of storing and playing back music.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-13083667176283364022016-01-01T12:07:58.791-08:002016-01-01T12:07:58.791-08:00Thanks for the comments guys.
Brent & Roderic...Thanks for the comments guys.<br /><br />Brent & Roderick: Yeah, I don't know about the difference between multi-bit vs. D-S DACs. The only multibit DAC I have tried in recent years is the lowly TDA1543 x 4 NOS DAC. These days, DACs like the PCM1795 (and possibly the Wolfson and ESS chips as well?) I believe use hybrid multibit and sigma-delta for excellent linearity (for the PCM1795, I Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-48616693831449165122016-01-01T12:00:49.523-08:002016-01-01T12:00:49.523-08:00Thanks Brent!
I know some folks have said good th...Thanks Brent!<br /><br />I know some folks have said good things about the SHM-SACD as well... Have you tried comparing the two?<br />Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-18791820823027481472015-12-31T12:42:51.639-08:002015-12-31T12:42:51.639-08:00Blind tests are disruptive for perception.
I can ...Blind tests are disruptive for perception. <br />I can sit back and let my brain pick a certain sound (for example the cymbals in Police's Message In A Bottle) and really pay attention to it. And I can hear differences.<br />If I flip back-forth quickly between two sources playing the same song, I can't hear anything it's like the brain averages the sound.<br />Unless is a huge Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03035525237699355997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-85368546279349355912015-12-31T07:15:52.770-08:002015-12-31T07:15:52.770-08:00I sometimes meet a British pop record producer at ...I sometimes meet a British pop record producer at cigar tasting evenings in London. He is in absolutely no doubt about it - the culprits are the record labels, who instruct their appointed mastering engineer to "make it sound louder". All of the producer's efforts to craft a beautifully dynamic and lifelike recording are crushed like so many cockroaches in the mastering.<br /><br />Roderickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01303608211901623404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-72315924109929582472015-12-31T05:45:13.091-08:002015-12-31T05:45:13.091-08:00DR database entry for Allman Brothers Fillmore Eas...DR database entry for Allman Brothers Fillmore East: http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=allman+brothers&album=fillmore+east<br /><br />The MFSL Gold cd was my previous favorite version of this album. Not sure why the DR numbers are a point lower for a few of the tracks, maybe subtle EQ variations in the bass? Brent DeMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05782834631324588326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-46128464514830307402015-12-31T05:38:34.329-08:002015-12-31T05:38:34.329-08:00Bob Katz did some Youtube videos with Tyll Hertsen...Bob Katz did some Youtube videos with Tyll Hertsens at Inner Fidelity, they had the multibit Schiit Yggdrasil in their blind test, they were not able to distinguish from other DACs. Brent DeMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05782834631324588326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-53815731907620906492015-12-31T05:35:40.855-08:002015-12-31T05:35:40.855-08:00Archimago, I want to add something to your excelle...Archimago, I want to add something to your excellent analysis of today's audio quality.<br /><br />In my experience, I found out that a CD format source (16/44.1) sounds better trough a multibit DAC, even if the measurements don't really support that. Maybe because we don't measure what's critical. The difference to a delta-sigma DAC is maybe in the way the dithering is done - a Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03035525237699355997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-25678999696365824282015-12-30T11:58:52.590-08:002015-12-30T11:58:52.590-08:00I see your rationale of course. Yes, I wish we cou...I see your rationale of course. Yes, I wish we could just have 1 competent mastering... The simplest solution of all...<br /><br />But in the environment we're in, I really don't see how it would happen without creating an environment ("tier") where there could be some financial incentive.<br /><br />There is also a reason why I think a system like this should only apply to NEW Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-66991975218071624132015-12-30T11:33:09.108-08:002015-12-30T11:33:09.108-08:00Great! Sounds like I'll have to look for the &...Great! Sounds like I'll have to look for the "Platinums"!<br />Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-55891977150904391202015-12-30T10:18:03.698-08:002015-12-30T10:18:03.698-08:00I have to say that I was thinking "Nooooooooo...I have to say that I was thinking "Nooooooooo!" as I was reading the 2-tier suggestion. <br /><br />I really don't care if high res fails: the world will never notice it was ever here. I want CD quality, and I want competent mastering. I don't believe that it costs more to produce a higher dynamic range master. I would spend the rest of my music-listening life resenting that I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-43819497425866204352015-12-29T13:18:15.516-08:002015-12-29T13:18:15.516-08:00The vast majority of those SHM-CD are compressed w...The vast majority of those SHM-CD are compressed with messed with EQ. The ones I am referring to are a "platinum SHM-CD" that started to come out around 2013 put out only by Universal Japan. The platinum part is another cooked up gimmick, but many of them utilize flat transfers of the master tape from either the UK or US. Best to search the Steve Hoffman forum thread to find out which Brent DeMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05782834631324588326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-80005493093119092122015-12-29T12:53:13.542-08:002015-12-29T12:53:13.542-08:00Yup. That that is the real $1,000,000,000 question...Yup. That that is the real $1,000,000,000 question. Can the Industry get themselves out of the current state of craniorectal inversion?<br /><br />Band together towards an honest initiative to do it "right". Give music lovers (not just audiophiles but all those who had put their hopes into something like Pono) something "new", "clearly different" and "fresh"Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-89803028828024637762015-12-29T12:04:13.236-08:002015-12-29T12:04:13.236-08:00I can get behind what you're saying I guess if...I can get behind what you're saying I guess if the music industry can collectively pull their heads out of their posteriors and actually start mastering stuff better and market it better then maybe what you're saying could actually come to pass. Who knows? Hope springs eternal. As long as it has the "warmth" of vinyl we'll be in good shape. ;-)baldmetalnerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870970609194101581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-82892124458056123022015-12-29T11:19:30.710-08:002015-12-29T11:19:30.710-08:00Hi Brent. Thanks for the note. Sorry didn't ge...Hi Brent. Thanks for the note. Sorry didn't get to the Acourate post! Distracted, will have a look :-).<br /><br />Thanks for the tip on the Filmore East. Will need to have a look at that... Back in the day (?2009) I was not quite enamored with all that Blu-Spec and questionable SHM-CD stuff as imports out of Japan (I remember the first SHM-CD I got was The Rolling Stones' "Shine A Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-25565620987777369662015-12-29T10:57:53.316-08:002015-12-29T10:57:53.316-08:00It is a good point about the repeated convincing t...It is a good point about the repeated convincing that needs to be made for hi-res audio. It never needed to be done with the video formats; anyone with even far less than 20/20 vision could appreciate the differences. Yet with the audio formats if you question or post about the dubious nature of hi-res for consumer playback (I do think it has benefits in the recording/editing side to allow some Brent DeMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05782834631324588326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-50548624305460285082015-12-29T10:16:40.868-08:002015-12-29T10:16:40.868-08:00Yes, financial incentive is a big one for sure :-)...Yes, financial incentive is a big one for sure :-).<br /><br />As a technological field, I think we should look for opportunities to "advance the artform":<br />1. Push the status quo of sound reproduction hardware. >$300 DACs already achieve more than we need... Expensive headphones can sound amazing! Plenty of excellent speaker systems but I'm not sure how they're selling Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.com