I just felt my soul escape my body

I think this technically has an f-bomb in it

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That’s true!

Love this boss theme. It just keeps going up!

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My short list is RayForce, Darius II and Gradius V but I am very open for suggestions!!

HDTV but using composite cables

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It’s like, the difference is subtle but if you already paid for the equipment why not use it.

Also, I’m a music producer myself so I can A/B my own content. Same source, same filters etc, I’m not the best audio engineer so my bass isn’t super rich but there’s more space for the instruments to breathe. I’ll definitely be mastering in 24-bit/96kHz going forward.

There is the argument that the difference between CD and hi-res is in the mastering, not the raw data, and that’s probably true for a lot of stuff. But also I say if hi-res makes the producers care more about quality and polish that’s a good thing.

Bitrate is a lot less important but I’d say 96kHz is the right amount “to be on the safe side.” 192kHz is out in the weeds, 48kHz is just above the Nyquist limit so you want some extra room for mastering. It’s not like storage space or bandwidth is an issue anymore so why not

16-bit/44.1kHz is into the range where most people won’t specifically notice the aliasing. It’s “good enough.” But I’d wager most people could tell the difference between 16-bit and 24-bit. Might not be able to put their finger on it, but with good digital mastering the difference is there.

If you really want to hear aliasing, listen to anything from the GBA or Nintendo DS. They both sample at ~32kHz and don’t apply any filtering.

Easiest way for me to explain it is in terms of SNES or PSX audio. They both used samples at 22050Hz and applied interpolation to smooth out the aliasing. It’s a really big jump up to CD quality especially when you factor in the Nyquist theorem.

The biggest jump is from 16-bit to 24-bit. It’s noticeably better even at 44.1kHz. And I’m not talking vague terms like warmth or soundstage. The key term here is “aliasing” - reducing the stairstep pattern from sample to sample.

The key advantages to hi-res: there’s more resolution in the bass, so it sounds clearer; in the midrange it’s easier to distinguish instruments from each other; at the top end sibilants and hihats are clearer, less shimmery

I’ve done a lot of listening and A/B testing since I got my new headphones and DAC and it’s definitely not placebo. Anything above 16-bit/48kHz is definitely getting into diminishing returns, but the returns are there