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In Reply to: RE: Question posted by ahendler on September 18, 2017 at 21:38:08:
One of the best ways to compare the effects of various sample rates on recording quality was with the (sadly discontinued) Pono Player. One firmware update added a feature called "The Revealer". The computer software (supplied by JRiver) could take a 192/24 file and downsample it to 96/24, 48/24, 44/16, and MP3. The multi-res files were stored in a way that the user could instantaneously select the playback sample rate simply by tapping on the touchscreen. The changes in sound quality were less than many expected, largely because the player was able to get much more from even MP3 and Redbook files than competing products.
Since then I have developed some new digital filters for the higher sample rates that improve the playback quality of those and (in theory) make the differences more noticeable. I agree that there is little reason to make a recording at anything less than the best possible quality. It can always be degraded for distribution if necessary (eg, MP3), but a low-res recording can never be restored to anything approaching a true high-res file.
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