Lloydelee21,
"I always pay attention if I see remastering by Doug Sax, Bob Ludwig, Steve Hoffman, and there are number of others." You are *so* right. I think the remastering of a recording is a far more accurate predictor of whether I'm going to repeatedly enjoy a recording than the resolution numbers have ever been. HDtracks is finally starting to reveal the mastering provenance of select recordings and I wish they'd provide it for everything. For example the latest 192/24 Sterling remasters of the Verve catalog are very, very good.
Buying "by the numbers" is a risky proposition. The audio mags need to develop a more extensive review system of high resolution recordings. Many "hi-res" releases are quite mediocre...not nearly as good as a well-mastered Redbook through a good DAC.
"I always pay attention if I see remastering by Doug Sax, Bob Ludwig, Steve Hoffman, and there are number of others." You are *so* right. I think the remastering of a recording is a far more accurate predictor of whether I'm going to repeatedly enjoy a recording than the resolution numbers have ever been. HDtracks is finally starting to reveal the mastering provenance of select recordings and I wish they'd provide it for everything. For example the latest 192/24 Sterling remasters of the Verve catalog are very, very good.
Buying "by the numbers" is a risky proposition. The audio mags need to develop a more extensive review system of high resolution recordings. Many "hi-res" releases are quite mediocre...not nearly as good as a well-mastered Redbook through a good DAC.