how about 192kHz resolution downloads?
Hi all!
Well, actually I too believed for a very long time that vinyl can't be beaten! But I am always open for new music and new formats and now I am changing my mind.
Linn Records is offering a few FLAC downloads 24bit with 192kHz resolution and the resulting album download is not only huge (almost 2GB) but also sounds simply unbelievable. Even the 96kHz the files sound phenomenal.
I did not have a chance to compare the same music on vinyl and high res download, only the standard CD to the high res flac files. It's a difference like day and night. Velvety smooth, very analog voices, a lot of atmosphere and room, which simply is not there on the CD.
If you have compatible hardware and can play back high res files I would suggest that you buy and download just one of the 192kHz tracks (it's not THAT expensive) and listen for yourself.
I have to admit that these files with my digital renderer Klimax DS really kick my LP12's ass. Forget CD.
All that doesn't change the fact that I always will be a vinyl man. I just think that the rotating black discs are so much more sensual and erotic...