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January 16, 2011 - 7:25am
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Recording from LP / analog sources at 24 / 32 bit vs. 16 bit
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I am recording my vinyl to digital so that my family can access it easier. They are intimidated by the turntable!
I use 24/96 for my good sounding lps and 24/44 for those that are compressed. The reason being that I can hear the loss of the better vinyl that is recorded at 16/44, or cd quality. My wife can hear the difference from another room in fact! With my testing in my system, 24/96 is enough, but not too much.
I do not think that cd quality settings equal the "resolution" of my vinyl source! Actually, I am convinced of it given that my wife notices the difference! Try it for yourself, you can rip a record at different quality/data levels and find where the resolution of your system resides. But lest you despair, I have an upgraded Rega P3 with a $500 Grado cartridge, so it is not my super duper front end, it is the inherent resolution of vinyl.
Let us know what you discover, and nice to meet you!
Trey
Bob, if you want quality, never throw away data! You could record these at 24/96 and store a copy at that bit rate while you downconvert the files you use. I also have digital copies of my analogue photos, and I NEVER throw away data in the original scan. Get it down to the numbers as large as you can, save the rip, then downconvert to whatever ya need.
Trey