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Off the Cuff with David Chesky of HDtracks.com and Chesky Records
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Written by Jeff Fritz
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:00
Jeff Fritz: What do you hear with 24/96 that you don’t hear on 16/44.1?
David Chesky: More air, extension, low-level detail.
JF: What do you say to those audiophiles that feel vinyl still sounds better than high-resolution music from HDtracks?
DC: Digital has gotten a bum rap. It is not the digital but the execution. We do not have the jitter and error correction that laser players have. Try an HD file off a hard drive and hear for yourself.
JF: Do you hear a difference between 24/96 and 24/192?
DC: As you go farther up the differences diminish.
JF: Is 24/192 all we need to achieve the sonic potential of source material? Is 24/96 enough?
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