Audio-Friends, just a short reminder, i hope Paul doesn't mind: October 28, 29 and 30 - Audio Video Show Warszawa (Warsaw, Poland, Europe) - second largest audio-video event in Europe - 160 presentation rooms - 600 brands (including "PS Audio")
I will leave München for the show on Friday evening I am hoping to hear Alsyvox speakers there, or learn of an owner somewhere in the city! If you see a guy with a long beard wearing a Magnepan shirt, please say hello?
Just bought 3 albums from you Paul...they all are in multiples of 48 except the 352k version.Maybe you need to talk to the guys doing the conversions.I am now sitting with a 192k version that is subpar?Enjoy your videos Paul...very relaxing and informative.
When a studio masters the music in 352.8kHz PCM (DXD) and transcodes it to DSD, any DSD output is a lossy inferior copy of the PCM output of the mastering process. If you really want the genuine lossless copy of a digitally mastered DSD track, you need to get the PCM DXD version that it was derived from. When DSD is captured from an analog master natively through ADC, the DSD is the original digital copy and then that’s the best digital format you can get.
Many Audiophiles obsess over high frequencies and imagine they can hear up to 20KHz. The average 35 year old male has 11dB hearing loss at 8KHz, which is significant. Good luck trying to reliably hear differences in formats. Loudspeakers and room acoustics are far more important.
I’m 29 years old and mine tops out at 18.5kHz. I think you may be exaggerating a little bit here, to have that much loss at that age you’d have to be doing some very stupid things without wearing hearing protection.
The number one priority for any record production is a great performance. I listened to an Octave recording of a Pop Group but the lead singer could not hit a note. Technically good recording but one play was enough for me.
In many cases tinnitus is caused by medication‘s that a person is taking, even nutraceuticals. I had a mild case and occasionally a crops up for a few days now but for the most part it’s gone now that I found a holistic Doctor Who totally fixed all my medical issues up. The bottom line is get a second opinion from a functional medical doctor or alternative and complementary physician.
Most tinnitus is just wear and tear on the ears through years of use with the odd trauma thrown in(gunshots,nightclubs,the advent of crazy noisy home cinema systems,power tools etc).Some is caused by medication(anti histamines especially).I have crazy tinnitus and hearing loss,I still enjoy audiophilia and still buy good audio equipment(mostly used,affordable and already run in).I am a pensioner,you are never too old.Take care.
@@spandel100 Oh I totally agree with you about the main causes of tinnitus. Al Di Meola is a perfect example. He has put most of his very large guitar collection up for sale and donating the precedes to a national tinnitus foundation.
Paul, once again I ask if you can supply us with a short sample of music in DSD format and the same thing in PCM? As you have stated so negatively about pcm in comparison.
@@Wizardofgosz Yep. He can pick and choose waht to respond to, no matter how reasonable the request is. Knowledge building and progress isn't possible without an open mind and open communication. 🙂 ☮
it doesn't really matter what multiple you use, the pcm conversion will be the same as it would be if the recording were made from an analog signal. the two rates aren't related even a little bit except through the necessity of easy integer math on early pcm chips. we don't have that need anymore.
Flogging a dead horse springs to mind. After hearing some of Octaves output I can't help but conclude that you can have the best recording format in the world - but if the music itself is about as interesting as watching paint dry - it's purely academical.
@@Toymortal yeah, I've heard some, it's terrible, I'm more of a rock/jazz fan myself, Rush, Snarky Puppy ... stuff like that, stuff with a bit of life to it lol
Shankar's Complement Rhythms ua-cam.com/video/LWmdVepF8mw/v-deo.html Another UA-cam surprise, I am not supposed to own this mix (30 minutes), it is meant to credit the recording artists sampled in the two compositions contained. WHOA! ..wait a minute here, there is no copyright claim for the following mix either ..umm, I was working away thinking the longer mixes were all being credited to the artists sampled. A World of Strings - Wise Cut ( Short Version ) ua-cam.com/video/ZrKVE_QkbmI/v-deo.html 28 + 12 = forty minutes of the Shankars mixed with various artists. Is there something about a sitar, that obfuscates the origin of sampled music from UA-cam copyright checking? ..usually UA-cam has no issues listing the source materials. Interesting statistics, it is possible to mix for twelve minutes, without giving UA-cam more than three seconds to latch onto in order to identify sources.
Paul, with every year that passes music becomes more magical and important to all the other seniors who still love music
If I read another ramble on DSD I will scream and scream until I am sick.
Audio-Friends, just a short reminder, i hope Paul doesn't mind:
October 28, 29 and 30 - Audio Video Show Warszawa (Warsaw, Poland, Europe)
- second largest audio-video event in Europe
- 160 presentation rooms
- 600 brands (including "PS Audio")
I will leave München for the show on Friday evening I am hoping to hear Alsyvox speakers there, or learn of an owner somewhere in the city! If you see a guy with a long beard wearing a Magnepan shirt, please say hello?
Just bought 3 albums from you Paul...they all are in multiples of 48 except the 352k version.Maybe you need to talk to the guys doing the conversions.I am now sitting with a 192k version that is subpar?Enjoy your videos Paul...very relaxing and informative.
When a studio masters the music in 352.8kHz PCM (DXD) and transcodes it to DSD, any DSD output is a lossy inferior copy of the PCM output of the mastering process. If you really want the genuine lossless copy of a digitally mastered DSD track, you need to get the PCM DXD version that it was derived from. When DSD is captured from an analog master natively through ADC, the DSD is the original digital copy and then that’s the best digital format you can get.
Decimation is the name of the game:
DSD64 = 64 x 44.1kHz = 2,822,400Hz
Use 16-bit decimation filter:
2,822,400 / 16 = 176.4kHz
Many Audiophiles obsess over high frequencies and imagine they can hear up to 20KHz. The average 35 year old male has 11dB hearing loss at 8KHz, which is significant. Good luck trying to reliably hear differences in formats. Loudspeakers and room acoustics are far more important.
I’m 29 years old and mine tops out at 18.5kHz. I think you may be exaggerating a little bit here, to have that much loss at that age you’d have to be doing some very stupid things without wearing hearing protection.
@@jordanmetcalfe8302 tell me where you at in 11 years.
@@DetroitRockCitizen If by some miracle I remember, I'll be sure to give an update!
All these TLA'S ARE making my BRN HRT! 😊
The number one priority for any record production is a great performance. I listened to an Octave recording of a Pop Group but the lead singer could not hit a note. Technically good recording but one play was enough for me.
@@Wizardofgosz you are probably correct. I could not stand to listen long enough to properly evaluate quality.
In many cases tinnitus is caused by medication‘s that a person is taking, even nutraceuticals. I had a mild case and occasionally a crops up for a few days now but for the most part it’s gone now that I found a holistic Doctor Who totally fixed all my medical issues up. The bottom line is get a second opinion from a functional medical doctor or alternative and complementary physician.
Most tinnitus is just wear and tear on the ears through years of use with the odd trauma thrown in(gunshots,nightclubs,the advent of crazy noisy home cinema systems,power tools etc).Some is caused by medication(anti histamines especially).I have crazy tinnitus and hearing loss,I still enjoy audiophilia and still buy good audio equipment(mostly used,affordable and already run in).I am a pensioner,you are never too old.Take care.
@@spandel100 Oh I totally agree with you about the main causes of tinnitus. Al Di Meola is a perfect example. He has put most of his very large guitar collection up for sale and donating the precedes to a national tinnitus foundation.
Paul, once again I ask if you can supply us with a short sample of music in DSD format and the same thing in PCM? As you have stated so negatively about pcm in comparison.
@@Wizardofgosz Yep. He can pick and choose waht to respond to, no matter how reasonable the request is. Knowledge building and progress isn't possible without an open mind and open communication.
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Hi Paul I love 32bit 192or 24bit 192 music 🎶 I love your you tube videos
converting DSD to PCM requires some kind of low-pass filter. is that low-pass filter minimum-phase or linear-phase?
it doesn't really matter what multiple you use, the pcm conversion will be the same as it would be if the recording were made from an analog signal. the two rates aren't related even a little bit except through the necessity of easy integer math on early pcm chips. we don't have that need anymore.
Hooray this one again
Yeah, I feel like he's talked about this a lot lately.
@@thegrimyeaper the man's got lots of dsd to sell -)
Agreed!
Flogging a dead horse springs to mind. After hearing some of Octaves output I can't help but conclude that you can have the best recording format in the world - but if the music itself is about as interesting as watching paint dry - it's purely academical.
@@Toymortal yeah, I've heard some, it's terrible, I'm more of a rock/jazz fan myself, Rush, Snarky Puppy ... stuff like that, stuff with a bit of life to it lol
Paul designed the FR30'S to make up for hearing deficits😁
He *did not* design them!
@@digggerrjones7345 Wow. So sensitive. Relax. 🧘♂️
@@LuxAudio389 Just stating a fact.
Overkill would be like beating a dead horse. That's all I'm gonna say.
I say anything that will universally play on anything from desktop to tablets
Every month Clean your ears with Hydrogen peroxide and enjoy your music. 🎸
It does miracles
Shankar's Complement Rhythms ua-cam.com/video/LWmdVepF8mw/v-deo.html
Another UA-cam surprise, I am not supposed to own this mix (30 minutes), it is meant to credit the recording artists sampled in the two compositions contained.
WHOA! ..wait a minute here, there is no copyright claim for the following mix either ..umm, I was working away thinking the longer mixes were all being credited to the artists sampled.
A World of Strings - Wise Cut ( Short Version ) ua-cam.com/video/ZrKVE_QkbmI/v-deo.html
28 + 12 = forty minutes of the Shankars mixed with various artists.
Is there something about a sitar, that obfuscates the origin of sampled music from UA-cam copyright checking? ..usually UA-cam has no issues listing the source materials.
Interesting statistics, it is possible to mix for twelve minutes, without giving UA-cam more than three seconds to latch onto in order to identify sources.