HiRes Download - test bench
HiRes Download - test bench
We invite you to join us in this evaluation of future
consumer delivery formats. FLAC is a lossless encoding of WAV-files derived
directly from our production original used for the SACD and Pure Audio Blu-ray.
All resolutions and encodings are derived from the same original DXD source
files. Please send us an e-mail and
share your experience on your practical experience with these file formats.
Enjoy the music!
|
Our 2L music store combines
HiRes audio files and physical products in one shop. All our albums
originally recorded in DXD are now available in a wide range of resolutions,
including DXD, DSD64 and DSD128, along with physical products like CD, SACD,
Pure Audio Blu-ray and vinyl. Give it a try and let us know what you
think! www.2L.no/shop
|
For Mac users this nice little program converts FLAC to
ALAC preserving all meta data and album artwork. Adjust settings once and then
just drag the FLAC files onto the droplet. ALAC is the Apple equivalent of FLAC
and makes it possible to play back 96kHz/24bit in iTunes without any additional
software: XLD format
converter
Exclusive Mode aka Hog Mode : What really matters on a Mac
OS is how the player takes control of the settings in core audio of you
machine. Open up "Audio- and MIDI-settings" and show the audio
window. Play files with different sample rates and bit-depth from iTunes and
you will se that core audio doesn't change. That means a sample rate conversion
is taking place. Now download and run an app like the BitPerfect and make the
same test. You should now observe that the core settings are actively adapted
for each and every song you play in iTunes. This is what players like Amarra
Music Player, Pure Music and Audirvana also does; they take active control and
optimize the core audio settings to avoid any local real-time sample rate
conversion.
MQA is an end-to-end process which consideres the AD
converters from the original recording sessions and the actual DAC used for
playback and reduce its digital ’fingerprint’. It sounds best through an MQA
decoder which confirms this studio recording as you listen, but even with no
decoder you will enjoy the deblur of the recording side. Using pioneering
scientific research into how people hear, MQA technology captures the full
magic of an original audio performance in a file size that's small enough to stream
or download. Supplementary listeners’ notes from Bob Stuart &
Morten Lindberg. More info at www.mqa.co.uk
Special test, published July 2018: DXD vs DSD comparison
ความคิดเห็น
แสดงความคิดเห็น