Absolutely agree, bit- and sample rates beyond 44.1 khz / 16-bit sound the same to me. I always listen at that sampling rate even though some people on the forums claim that 24-bit or even 48 khz (the sample rate used for movies and video games) is superior; I could never tell.
You have made me curious about the beatles now. Never been into them, but I will try to listen to a vinyl record of theirs and compare it with a digital one. For Michael Jackson I already prefer the original vinyl over the digitally remastered albums.
I’m currently listening mostly on old speakers and an amp from 1979, plugged into a modern pre-amp and DAC. I’ve got two proper pairs of headphones, but these old speakers I bought for 5 quids from eBay can keep up with them quite well. So well that I rarely find myself using headphones. Judging by “numbers” they should be inferior to my headphones, but in reality they just sound different, not worse. Bigger soundstage, more “real”, less detailed, I’d say.
The early beatles have to be listened to in mono. They weren’t recorded in stereo.
You can find their original mono rips online.
I wouid also recommend the 1982 japanese red wax mono box. It’s sublime.
For stereo then the blue box is thought to be the pinnacle.
But the original mono UK vinyl is so good.
The first all stereo release was Abbey road.
Their albums are really meant to be listened to in mono. Abbey road excepted.
George Martin was a genius and the beatles were way ahead of their time.
My problem with the Giles Martin work is that he adds things that weren’t there. He actually interferes with with original recordings. That is appalling.
Anyone can boost the high end and mid range. And add childish tricks to make them sound different.
All they have to do is repress the original recordings. The masters all exist and in perfect condition. So just repress.
Then you have beautiful original mono recordings on contemporary vinyl at a price everyone can afford.
Thanks.
Yes the Sony research is very interesting. Especially when they didn’t like the results.
Too many people get hung up on numbers.
A 16/44 vinyl rip can sound better than a dsd256.
Bit rates and kHz are actually meaningless.
All hi res audio is totally inaudible to the human war.
CD was capped at 44khz for a very good reason.
Basically it’s down the the quality of the source and equipment you use.
GINGO still applies as did decades ago.
Hires from a garbage source is no more than hires garbage. It can never be Anything else.
Low quality recordings usually sound worse the higher quality gear you have.
Too many get hooked on the numbers game. They do it with most technology’s now.
Absolutely agree, bit- and sample rates beyond 44.1 khz / 16-bit sound the same to me. I always listen at that sampling rate even though some people on the forums claim that 24-bit or even 48 khz (the sample rate used for movies and video games) is superior; I could never tell.
You have made me curious about the beatles now. Never been into them, but I will try to listen to a vinyl record of theirs and compare it with a digital one. For Michael Jackson I already prefer the original vinyl over the digitally remastered albums.
I’m currently listening mostly on old speakers and an amp from 1979, plugged into a modern pre-amp and DAC. I’ve got two proper pairs of headphones, but these old speakers I bought for 5 quids from eBay can keep up with them quite well. So well that I rarely find myself using headphones. Judging by “numbers” they should be inferior to my headphones, but in reality they just sound different, not worse. Bigger soundstage, more “real”, less detailed, I’d say.
The early beatles have to be listened to in mono. They weren’t recorded in stereo.
You can find their original mono rips online.
I wouid also recommend the 1982 japanese red wax mono box. It’s sublime.
For stereo then the blue box is thought to be the pinnacle.
But the original mono UK vinyl is so good.
The first all stereo release was Abbey road.
Their albums are really meant to be listened to in mono. Abbey road excepted.
George Martin was a genius and the beatles were way ahead of their time.
My problem with the Giles Martin work is that he adds things that weren’t there. He actually interferes with with original recordings. That is appalling.
Anyone can boost the high end and mid range. And add childish tricks to make them sound different.
All they have to do is repress the original recordings. The masters all exist and in perfect condition. So just repress.
Then you have beautiful original mono recordings on contemporary vinyl at a price everyone can afford.
But that’s too easy