Hi-Rez - Still the Future ?

johnny p. -- Thu, 02/25/2010 - 19:10

There's been very little talk about full-band downloads ("Hi-Rez" files) since RH's review of the Berkeley DAC over a year ago. Why is this the case ? Shouldn't every audio reviewer be jumping up and down ? Are these files really better than the *best* CD ?

Steven Stone -- Fri, 02/26/2010 - 01:36

I AM jumping up and down, but you can't see me...

Steven Stone
Contributor to The Absolute Sound, EnjoytheMusic.com, Vintage Guitar Magazine, and other fine publications

Jim M (not verified) -- Fri, 02/26/2010 - 11:33

i am having a difficult time finding ones that interest me. Too many of the hi-rez files out there are Classical, Jazz or for lack of a better term "innovative".

johnny p. -- Fri, 02/26/2010 - 12:31

That looks like a problem. But I still find it strange that no other publication has screamed "live mike feed" (from the Berkeley, etc.) like RH did at TAS. Are they listening ? Or is this just another Hi-Rez hoax ? (Following SACD - which in the view of many, was *not* an across-the-board improvement over great CD).

Peace......

Steven Stone -- Fri, 02/26/2010 - 20:33

Hardware needs kill-app software to survive.

Avatar is the first killer app for 3d.

The closest to a killer app for higher definition music is the Beatles 44/24 WAV files from their limited edition Apple "box."

Ken Kessler was the first to play them for me. Stunning.

Steven Stone
Contributor to The Absolute Sound, EnjoytheMusic.com, Vintage Guitar Magazine, and other fine publications