CodeBorg wrote:Good info, thanks!
A lot of pro sound equipment seems to be moving towards 24/96,
only converting to 16/44 when finally burning to CD (or 20/44 for a HDCD, high definition CD).
I'd just like to standardize -- record, mix, store and play 24/96 throughout.
Some DVD players support 24/96, like the
Denon AVR-3300
Quote:Recently issued DVD-Video discs with 24/96 audio, such as the Chesky Records and Classic Records 24/96 audiophile DVDs, provide a very high resolution stereo presentation with far greater dynamic range and frequency response, compared to CD. Denon's newer DVD play-er models, such as the DVM-3700, are equipped with digital outputs that provide a real 24 bit,96 kHz stereo PCM bitstream.
I was just curious if a regular 80-minute CD-R might be able to hold 30 minutes of 24/96, without too much fuss.
Otherwise, a DVD-R would probably do it.
Plus, I think Sony had some kind of incompatible Super-Audio scheme for audiophile sound-only DVD's that competes directly with this.
Other references:
M-Audio's Audiophile 2496 is a 24/96 sound card for $200 (
reviewed here).
The
Terratec DMX 6Fire 24/96 looks good too.
There's always Sound Blaster's
Audigy ($75) or
Extigy ($126), but got mixed reviews.
you wouldn't be able to play a 24/96 cd on a standalone player.
and there's yet no way to create a 24/96 dvd-audio with your dvd+/-rw. the industry is trying to protect dvd-audio.
sony's sacd is completely incompatible with anything other than their own players.
besides 24/96 was mostly a marketing scheme. it's overkill. 20/48 is sufficient. and i question the need for 5.1 channel music. fortunately the dvd-audio spec allows for this 20/48 2-channel combo also. it all should have been able to fit on a mini-dvd.
