", I tracked down this: RME Babyface Pro"
With the VERY greatest respect, that ^ is one of the few things you have said that makes sense.
The overwhelming evidence is that >48kHz sampling makes no audible difference to recording except in certain rare circumstances but not, I would aver, in a single instrument like a piano that does not have strong ultrasonic harmonics.
You can hear the difference? Blind test? Sampling at 192kHz could well makes things sound differently from 44/48 but all the evidence again is that people are hearing the SHORTCOMINGS of the converts at these rates. But, if YOU like it fine.
"So why" you might ask "do they put a 192kHz capability in converters?" Several reasons spring to mind...
Marketing BS*. Probably the biggest reason and they HAVE to do because of people like you! (again, WTGR!)
AI get used for other purpose. Bats spring to mind but in fact most small mammals produce ultrasonics (I want a cheap, w'proof mic that goes to 50kH for hedgehogs!)
Engineering. Fracture energies probably go way past 100kHz? Creaks in structures.
*Couple more bits of shit, "leading people by the nose" marketing? "True" bypass electronics as manifested mostly in guitar pedals. Total BS.
"Class A, discrete electrical path" WTF would you make a pre amp OTHER that in class A? Op amps have WAY less distortion than discrete components unless you use a hell of a lot of them and THAT pushes the cost up (luvly jubbly!) and completes the circular argument.
"Things", active speakers, pre amps, power amps MUST have a response into the MW radio band. Yeah, great, then guys like me can try to keep the RF shit out!
Dave.
With the VERY greatest respect, that ^ is one of the few things you have said that makes sense.
The overwhelming evidence is that >48kHz sampling makes no audible difference to recording except in certain rare circumstances but not, I would aver, in a single instrument like a piano that does not have strong ultrasonic harmonics.
You can hear the difference? Blind test? Sampling at 192kHz could well makes things sound differently from 44/48 but all the evidence again is that people are hearing the SHORTCOMINGS of the converts at these rates. But, if YOU like it fine.
"So why" you might ask "do they put a 192kHz capability in converters?" Several reasons spring to mind...
Marketing BS*. Probably the biggest reason and they HAVE to do because of people like you! (again, WTGR!)
AI get used for other purpose. Bats spring to mind but in fact most small mammals produce ultrasonics (I want a cheap, w'proof mic that goes to 50kH for hedgehogs!)
Engineering. Fracture energies probably go way past 100kHz? Creaks in structures.
*Couple more bits of shit, "leading people by the nose" marketing? "True" bypass electronics as manifested mostly in guitar pedals. Total BS.
"Class A, discrete electrical path" WTF would you make a pre amp OTHER that in class A? Op amps have WAY less distortion than discrete components unless you use a hell of a lot of them and THAT pushes the cost up (luvly jubbly!) and completes the circular argument.
"Things", active speakers, pre amps, power amps MUST have a response into the MW radio band. Yeah, great, then guys like me can try to keep the RF shit out!
Dave.