Hi Paul:

This is an interesting area of investigation too. The audio on just about ALL CDs undergoes
sample-rate conversions. Most A-D and D-A converter designs involve oversampling, or even 1-bit to
PCM conversion (for instance, Philips Bitstream, which evolved into DSD; for instance the Panasonic
MASH playback system).

Just because a hardware or software manufacturer claims something is "transparent," doesn't mean
it's true in all situations, or to all listeners.

-- Tom Fine

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From: "Paul Stamler" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 12:51 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Fwd: [ARSCLIST] "Why Vinyl Is the Only Worthwhile Way to Own Music"


> On 3/25/2014 4:44 AM, Tom Fine wrote:
>> So I'm not ready to fully abandon Nyquist, but I do agree that most CDs
>> I've heard had their troubles in the high top end. What I need more
>> science to figure out is, whether that's a basic flaw with the Nyquist
>> theory or a flaw with most A-D encoding (and, more recently,
>> trans-coding) in the CD era.
>
> Or, perhaps, the analog stages that precede the actual A/D encoder. If the recording ever
> underwent sample-rate conversion, that can raise problems also.
>
> Peace,
> Paul
>
>