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DVD-Audio vs. SACD: A 2004 AES Paper Sheds Light

November 22, 2014November 23, 2014 Dr. AIX 14 Comments AAC, AAC. Lossy, advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, CD, David Chesky, dsd, DSD 256, DSD 64, DSD Myth, DVD-Audio, Grimm Audio, Harmony, HD Downloads, HD Music, hd-audio, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res Audio Logo, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, Mark Waldrep, Marketing, Masteri, Mastering, MP3, Multimedia Compact Disc, music, Music and Emotion, PCM, Pitch, SACD, Spectragram, spectragraphs, Super Disc, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio, Vinyl LPs

The high-resolution audio world was just getting started when a couple of students at the Tonmeisterinstitut, University of Music Detmold,

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A Final…But Not Last Word On DSD.

November 21, 2014November 23, 2014 Dr. AIX 13 Comments AAC, AAC. Lossy, advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, CD, David Chesky, dsd, DSD 256, DSD 64, DSD Myth, DVD-Audio, Grimm Audio, Harmony, HD Downloads, HD Music, hd-audio, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res Audio Logo, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, Mark Waldrep, Marketing, Masteri, Mastering, MP3, Multimedia Compact Disc, music, Music and Emotion, PCM, Pitch, PS Audio PerfectStream DAC, SACD, Spectragram, spectragraphs, Super Disc, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio, Vinyl LPs

In researching the posts of the last few days, I done a lot of reading and exchanged a bunch of

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DSD: Worst Practices

November 20, 2014November 20, 2014 Dr. AIX 3 Comments AAC, AAC. Lossy, advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, CD, David Chesky, dsd, DSD 256, DSD 64, DSD Myth, DVD-Audio, Grimm Audio, Harmony, HD Downloads, HD Music, hd-audio, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res Audio Logo, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, Mark Waldrep, Marketing, Masteri, Mastering, MP3, Multimedia Compact Disc, music, Music and Emotion, PCM, Pitch, SACD, Spectragram, spectragraphs, Super Disc, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio, Vinyl LPs

It shouldn’t be necessary to talk about the worst ways in which to produce and release DSD on disc or

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DSD Best Practices

November 19, 2014November 19, 2014 Dr. AIX 12 Comments AAC, AAC. Lossy, advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, CD, David Chesky, dsd, DSD 256, DSD 64, DSD Myth, DVD-Audio, Grimm Audio, Harmony, HD Downloads, HD Music, hd-audio, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res Audio Logo, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, Mark Waldrep, Marketing, Masteri, Mastering, MP3, Multimedia Compact Disc, music, Music and Emotion, PCM, Pitch, SACD, Spectragram, spectragraphs, Super Disc, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio, Vinyl LPs

After reviewing the technical and business history of Sony’s 1-bit PCM or DSD 64 format, it’s possible to describe the

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The Birth of DSD Part III

November 18, 2014November 23, 2014 Dr. AIX 0 Comments AAC, AAC. Lossy, advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, CD, David Chesky, dsd, DSD 256, DSD 64, DSD Myth, DVD-Audio, Grimm Audio, Harmony, HD Downloads, HD Music, hd-audio, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res Audio Logo, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, Mark Waldrep, Marketing, Masteri, Mastering, MP3, Multimedia Compact Disc, music, Music and Emotion, PCM, Pitch, SACD, Spectragram, spectragraphs, Super Disc, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio, Vinyl LPs

By the time Sony and Philips completed the design and manufacturing of their first SA-CD machines (which were limited to

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The Birth of DSD – Part II

November 17, 2014 Dr. AIX 4 Comments AAC, AAC. Lossy, advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, CD, David Chesky, dsd, DSD 256, DSD 64, DSD Myth, DVD-Audio, Grimm Audio, Harmony, HD Downloads, HD Music, hd-audio, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res Audio Logo, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, Mark Waldrep, Marketing, Masteri, Mastering, MP3, Multimedia Compact Disc, music, Music and Emotion, PCM, Pitch, SACD, Spectragram, spectragraphs, Super Disc, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio, Vinyl LPs

Sony developed the DSD format or 2.8224 MHz 1-bit PCM so that they could transfer their catalog of analog master

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The Birth of DSD – Part I

November 16, 2014November 16, 2014 Dr. AIX 4 Comments AAC, AAC. Lossy, advanced resolution, AIX Records, analog vs. digital, Audio Resolution, Audio Specifications, Audiophile Mastering, CD, David Chesky, dsd, DSD 256, DSD 64, DSD Myth, DVD-Audio, Grimm Audio, Harmony, HD Downloads, HD Music, hd-audio, Hi Res Audio, Hi-Res Audio Logo, high resolution audio, high-res music, High-Resolution, High-Resolution Audio Experience, HiRes Audio, HiRes Music, HRA, HRA Listening Experience, Mark Waldrep, Marketing, Masteri, Mastering, MP3, Multimedia Compact Disc, music, Music and Emotion, PCM, Pitch, SACD, Spectragram, spectragraphs, Super Disc, UHD-Audio, Ultra HD-Audio, Ultra High Definition Audio, Ultra High Resolution Audio, Vinyl LPs

There are only two real components in digital audio. There is the word length and the sample rate. Typical word

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