Focus on 24/192 Misguided?.....

Al and Kijanki, not sure this is relevant about extended bandwidth, but when I play the Four Seasons/Jersey Boys, I hear neighborhood dogs howling when Frankie Valli hits the high ones. LOL

Bifwynne, LOL

To summarize....

I guess we have concluded just the opposite - that 24/192 is a VERY GOOD idea actually, as it SOUNDS GREAT and hard drive space is fairly inexpensive.

Using dbPoweramp (very cheap program) to rip your CD collection into 24/96 or 24/192 FLAC/WAV is easy to do and once the up-front work is done, you can sit back and enjoy music at least at or above the quality level of your current CD playback system all in the comfort of your listening chair.

Also, we have concluded that all the specs, tests, charts and measurements will not tell you how good a component will sound (especially how it will sound to a given person), as that is 100% personal opinion which cannot be measured at all.

Note: For what I would consider a "budget friendly" choice for a DAC solution that will play up to 24/192 files - the "Wyred 4 Sound" model DAC-2 is a very, very good piece at $1,499 and has many connection choices and built-in volume control.

04-23-12: Audiofreak32
To summarize....

I guess we have concluded just the opposite - that 24/192 is a VERY GOOD idea actually,....

I don't know how you concluded this? I concluded that there is no need for 24/192 - 24/96 suffices as it solves the issue of steep skirt analog filter for 16/44.1 & that once this issue is resolved & we have more DR w/ 24 bits there is no real need for 24/192.

I concluded that you are wrong...