CD playback...

[manicm]

Another of my favorite vinyl artists - which version is destroyed please, so I can avoid it?

It's a 2021 remaster.

 

[treesey]

Thanks - phew - I had already ordered the (well regarded) 2001 remaster.

 

[Moonfanatic]

Above?

Most would struggle hear any difference between a lossy file and 16/44...

It really does depend on your equipment. With a very high quality DAC, you can tell the difference. One of the most astonishing examples I heard was when I played Fleetwood Mac Rumours at 96k. It literally sounded like a different album, as if a veil had been lifted and given the resolution, be close to the original master tape.

 

[nads]

Mmmm remember when we got into ”hi Res” video? The change from DVD to HD DVD/BU RAY their resolution was still regarded as being less than the old “analogue film.

is it the same with audio analogue still has The greater resolution?

 

[Gray]

is it the same with audio analogue still has The greater resolution?

Yes, if it's a digital copy of an analogue master tape - doesn't matter how many bits or kilohertz, its still a broken version of the continuous analogue.....it can't be better.

 

[Pedro2]

I have recently returned to CD listening - bought a (very) reasonably priced transport (Audiolab) which feeds a Linn dac/preamp. The sound is superb. Enough for me to dig out a few boxes of my favourite CDs and listen to them in their entirety (not as individual tracks as I tend to with streaming).
The sound is detailed, layered and has no sign of a digital ‘edge’ - it is very engaging. Mind, it’s helped greatly by my present system, which is by far the best that I’ve ever owned.