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Do we really need anything greater than 24/96? Opinions?

It's really difficult to compare resolutions with different masterings, delivery methods, sources, etc. I have hundreds of HI-rez files (dsd, hi bit rate PCM, etc). I have to say that even 24/44 is probably revealing the best a recording has to offer. Obviously, recording formats, methods, etc all play a huge role. I'm not talking preferred sources like vinyl, sacd, etc. I'm talking about the recordings themselves. 

Plus, I really think the recording (studio-mastering) means more to sound quality than the actual output format/resolution. I've heard excellent recorded/mastered recordings sound killer on iTunes streaming and CD. 

Opinions?

aberyclark

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abraxalito
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No we don't. 20/88 would be more than sufficient. 16/44.1 when played on the right DAC still sounds awesome.
abraxalito
93 posts
 
Here’s another thing to consider. Upsampling is guesswork. Upsampling generates data that can only be a guess as to what happened between samples.
Nope, newly generated data is fully constrained by the input samples. Assuming no violation of Nyquist of course.
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