- Aug 13, 2001
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I've noticed that some places that sell flac files for download at 24bit are offering them at 192Khz. Is it just me, or isn't that incredibly stupid?
From what I understand, the frequency of a file just tells how high the "pitch" could be presented as the file plays, right? CDs are at 44.1Khz, which makes sense but many DTS-HD or Dolby True HD soundtracks are at 96Khz; that doesn't necessarily make sense to me but I can live with it considering the fact that they represent a copy of the studio master.
Wouldn't playing a 48Khz file be sufficient in the "real world"? Or maybe, even a lower frequency could work since the human hearing range is normally around 20Khz?
Of course, more bits is better, and yes, I understand the draw with switching to Vinyl entirely (scratchy noises notwithstanding). But in the end, wouldn't buying something that advertises 192Khz just a useless waste of space? Heck, would somebody be even dumb enough to include a pitch above 48Khz in their music? Do they intend on providing subliminal messages to my neighbor's dog...?
Of course, I just might not know what I'm talking about at all... If somebody could educate me, I'd appreciate it.
From what I understand, the frequency of a file just tells how high the "pitch" could be presented as the file plays, right? CDs are at 44.1Khz, which makes sense but many DTS-HD or Dolby True HD soundtracks are at 96Khz; that doesn't necessarily make sense to me but I can live with it considering the fact that they represent a copy of the studio master.
Wouldn't playing a 48Khz file be sufficient in the "real world"? Or maybe, even a lower frequency could work since the human hearing range is normally around 20Khz?
Of course, more bits is better, and yes, I understand the draw with switching to Vinyl entirely (scratchy noises notwithstanding). But in the end, wouldn't buying something that advertises 192Khz just a useless waste of space? Heck, would somebody be even dumb enough to include a pitch above 48Khz in their music? Do they intend on providing subliminal messages to my neighbor's dog...?
Of course, I just might not know what I'm talking about at all... If somebody could educate me, I'd appreciate it.