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Posted by Joel on 09/19/05 06:02
"NRen2k5" <napsterneorenegade@hotmail.com> wrote:
>No, it doesn't. Resampling (e.g. 44.1kHz->96kHz) is a lossy conversion; that doesn't increase sound quality but rather slightly degrades it).
That isn't resampling; it's expanding the wave digitally. There is
certainly no loss of quality.
>Extra sampling points do not smooth anything out. They just sit in between the old ones in straight lines, doing nothing for the signal.
44.1 KHz PCM isn't that much higher in frequency range than the human
ear. The higher the frequency, the more harsh CD-quality reproduction
can be, but these new DACs can use digital processing to easily create
smooth waves at those frequencies. That doesn't mean that the
frequencies above 22.05 KHz can be put back in, nor even that the
frequencies in range will be as detailed as they would be with an
original 96 or 192 KHz recording, but to the ear, the high frequencies
come out sounding natural.
Imo, the old vinyl enthusiasts had a point about CDs, not because
digital is bad, but because the reproduction equipment wasn't that
great; but with the newer DVD-Audio/etc. equipment, it's no longer a
problem.
>The closest one can ever get to an original performance is the first recording. Anything done to alter that recording is just a further deviation from the original, and not "better".
This is not altering, it's manipulating.
--
Joel Crump
"Of course, it is ironic that a media company [Fox News Channel] that
should be seeking to protect the First Amendment is seeking to
undermine it by claiming a monopoly on the phrase 'fair and balanced.'"
- Judge Denny Chin, referring to Fox News accusing Al Franken of
trademark infringement.
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