In Reply to: Which is the reason MQA only works for files and not CD-type discs posted by John Marks on October 28, 2016 at 07:28:19:
> I have wondered whether one could...
> 1) Take an early digital recording such as Glenn Gould's early-1980s
> Goldberg Variations remake
> 2) Process it with the front end of the MQA system, that is, correct the
> file's digital timing errors
> 3) Sample Rate Convert the corrected file and press a CD from that?
I discussed this possibility with Bob Stuart at the recent RMAF. Whether
any additional resolution could be packed into the LSBs of the 16-bit CD
container would depend on the level of the recording's analog noisefloor.
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile
John Atkinson
Technical Editor, Stereophile
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- RE: Which is the reason MQA only works for files and not CD-type discs - John Atkinson 10/28/1607:45:40 10/28/16 (5)
- RE: Which is the reason MQA only works for files and not CD-type discs - Doug Schneider 08:23:56 10/28/16 (4)
- RE: Which is the reason MQA only works for files and not CD-type discs - John Atkinson 08:28:10 10/28/16 (3)
- RE: Which is the reason MQA only works for files and not CD-type discs - Doug Schneider 08:32:17 10/28/16 (2)
- The biggest problem with MQA is .. - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 12:42:48 10/28/16 (1)
- it is too clever for most to understand - fmak 10:29:31 11/5/16 (0)