24-Jan-2016, 15:42
(This post was last modified: 24-Jan-2016, 15:43 by Hifi_swlon.)
In a moment of weakness yesterday I also downloaded a whole bunch of the 2L sample files.
To be honest, this isn't really the stuff I listen to in the main, but I played a few tracks where available in MQA, 192, and DSD64. Mostly MQA and 192 as I use Dirac so Roon would re sample the DSD anyway.
Honestly, they all sounded more or less the same to me. I didn't do anything critical or AB but didn't feel the need to investigate further.
I don't have much high-def stuff, but I do like them when I listen, and have never thought about AB in with lesser sample rates. I think the only album I have in two formats (before these test files) is Daft Punk, Random Access, and generally I listen to the higher res.
I'd love to hear someone else's much more revealing system to see whether it's my hifi or my ears, but I just really don't get any wow differences from MQA or higher res or DSD or up sampling or whatever.
The most surprising thing from the sample files was falling in love with the track from 'Magnificat' which I thought was absolutely beautiful. My wife and I listened a few more times today, and I nearly bought the whole album before finding it on Tidal. I would never have pressed play if I'd stumbled across it, but now it's in my library, and I've replaced a traditional Sunday's session of party/electronic/bands, with choral and classical. Go figure.
Incidentally the Tidal stream sounds pretty much as good as the sample files too.
To be honest, this isn't really the stuff I listen to in the main, but I played a few tracks where available in MQA, 192, and DSD64. Mostly MQA and 192 as I use Dirac so Roon would re sample the DSD anyway.
Honestly, they all sounded more or less the same to me. I didn't do anything critical or AB but didn't feel the need to investigate further.
I don't have much high-def stuff, but I do like them when I listen, and have never thought about AB in with lesser sample rates. I think the only album I have in two formats (before these test files) is Daft Punk, Random Access, and generally I listen to the higher res.
I'd love to hear someone else's much more revealing system to see whether it's my hifi or my ears, but I just really don't get any wow differences from MQA or higher res or DSD or up sampling or whatever.
The most surprising thing from the sample files was falling in love with the track from 'Magnificat' which I thought was absolutely beautiful. My wife and I listened a few more times today, and I nearly bought the whole album before finding it on Tidal. I would never have pressed play if I'd stumbled across it, but now it's in my library, and I've replaced a traditional Sunday's session of party/electronic/bands, with choral and classical. Go figure.
Incidentally the Tidal stream sounds pretty much as good as the sample files too.
>>> 1st Place Award: Devialet, last decades most disappointing technology purchase. <<<
