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QUOTE (robertrobyn @ Jun 17 2012, 05:10 PM) QUOTE (robertrobyn @ Jun 16 2012, 12:29 AM) So I bought the CA LP version tonight. It says it has a HD flac DL and a MP3 DL. Do you think the HD flac included is a 96/24? I did a download and converted the files using Traders Little Helper. When I put it in my Blu-Ray player it says 44.1KHZ Anyone know what that means? If the FLACs were the 96/24 ones they would have been encoded at 96kHZ and 24-bit depth. Sounds like they either aren't hi-resolution, or your utility transcoded them to 44.1kHz.

QUOTE (lifeson70 @ Jun 15 2012, 09:38 PM) Rush - Clockwork Angels [HDTracks] This was interesting.. Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks.

QUOTE (CygnusX-1Bk2 @ Jun 15 2012, 03:23 PM) QUOTE (aharden @ Jun 15 2012, 08:13 AM) @rushtheband just posted a link to the HD Tracks 24/96 "Audiophile" version of Clockwork Angels: HD Tracks - Clockwork Angels. It's $20 and I'm tempted, but I won't touch these unless they've been mastered with more headroom than the CD. If anyone here makes the plunge, could you please scan the FLACs with a player like Foobar2000 and post the ReplayGain values? There is automatically more headroom by virtue of being 24 bit. Bit depth determines dynamic range so there are 8 more bits of dynamic range to play with. Why wasn't the hi res version available as the fanpack is what I want to know! You're right that there 8 extra bits of dynamic range, but if the audio isn't remastered to take advantage of the range (as appears to be the case based on several other members' measurements), there will only be the potential for an overall volume change as opposed to extra dynamic range.

QUOTE (marblesmike @ Jun 15 2012, 10:53 AM) CD has a DR6 rating, as does the HDTracks version, so no less compression. The vinyl has a DR11 rating. Thanks. This is what I feared. Having extra bit depth and not using it seems completely silly to me.

@rushtheband just posted a link to the HD Tracks 24/96 "Audiophile" version of Clockwork Angels: HD Tracks - Clockwork Angels. It's $20 and I'm tempted, but I won't touch these unless they've been mastered with more headroom than the CD. If anyone here makes the plunge, could you please scan the FLACs with a player like Foobar2000 and post the ReplayGain values?