Hi-Res Audio?

A Tutorial for Remastering Old Recordings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwgYvOdkP34

What is NOT hi-res audio:

http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/manufacture/0914/what_high_resolution_is_and_is_not.htm

Folks, not all music files are created equal.

What REALLY matters, is not the file format -- FLAC, MP3, DSD, etc.


It's the quality of the original mastering done in the studio.

There are vintage recordings made in the 1960s that sound better than modern-day issues.

Is Hi-Res authentic? Is your money wasted on buying "Hi-Res"?

Determine whether your file is really hi-res, or just an upsampled file:

https://www.soundstagehifi.com/index.php/feature-articles/sound-reasoning/299-understanding-digital-music-hi-rez-or-not

See these blog articles:

http://www.realhd-audio.com/?p=6207

http://www.realhd-audio.com/?p=6164

A digital music primer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_wxRGiBoJg

192 KHz/24-bit music files are bought by audiophiles who think they sound better than 44/16 CD rips or hi-res 96/24.

Folks, save your money. I can't hear a positive difference between 192/24 and 96/24. Heck, many MP3/320kbps tracks from online sellers sound as good as 44/16 CD rips in my system!

MQA is not lossless

https://www.computeraudiophile.com/ca/reviews/mqa-a-review-of-controversies-concerns-and-cautions-r701/

https://www.audioasylum.com/forums/critics/messages/8/88367.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X776HHJayC8