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Title: Recording vinyl with higher resolutions than 44.16
Post by: bluesman54 on October 11, 2014, 09:32:27 PM
Do you believe there will be any benefit from recording to higher resolutions than 44.16? There is a few discussions going on in many forums where this subject raise a few questions and arguments,for and against. What will be the benefits from using higher resolutions than 44.16, and will I be able to improve my vinyl recordings even more by recording to DSD format?Need to say that I have a lot of records from the 50's and 60's(mainly classical records) and pop/rock from late 60's onwards.
Pardon my English. Will be very happy for all answers to this topic!
Title: Re: Recording vinyl with higher resolutions than 44.16
Post by: Paul Sanders (AlpineSoft) on October 11, 2014, 09:59:59 PM
Personally, no I don't, and DSD is a very restrictive format so for my part, I wouldn't use it, but some people like the sound, which is of course their choice.

In your position, I would make one recording at 44/16 and then record the same material again at 96/24 and get someone to help you do a 'blind' listening test.  If you can't hear the difference, oyu can save yourself some disk space by using the lower format.
Title: Re: Recording vinyl with higher resolutions than 44.16
Post by: bluesman54 on October 12, 2014, 03:32:58 PM
Thanks Paul. I've recorded in 44.16, 44.24, 96.24, 192.24 and 176.32. I think the recording in 44.24 had less noise,and think the other formats had no extra benefits/resolution.So from now on I'll stick with 44.24.