Hello,
I experienced with my Cary Audio CD-306 Pro that at 44.1 KHz, 16 bit, CDs sound much denser and thicker than files (wave 44.1KHz, 16bits).
Same experience with a simple DVD player, same result! The sound of CDs is denser.
I pointed this out to my specialist hi-fi dealer,
he told me that he had already noticed this phenomenon and had no explanation.
Whoever has a doubt must experience it.
Reguards
That was my first thought too.Could even be as simple as different volume levels.
I experienced with my Cary Audio CD-306 Pro that at 44.1 KHz, 16 bit, CDs sound much denser and thicker than files (wave 44.1KHz, 16bits).
Whoever has a doubt probably won't experience it. I certainly don't. I just checked, CDs against EAC rips of the same CDs, so that I could definitely say that. (USB drive, before you ask).Hello,
I experienced with my Cary Audio CD-306 Pro that at 44.1 KHz, 16 bit, CDs sound much denser and thicker than files (wave 44.1KHz, 16bits).
Same experience with a simple DVD player, same result! The sound of CDs is denser.
I pointed this out to my specialist hi-fi dealer,
he told me that he had already noticed this phenomenon and had no explanation.
Whoever has a doubt must experience it.
Reguards
Our new friend has experienced this on two players of different standards in two systems, though. I guess the same differences could be in play, and would have to point to the music in use, or the listener, as the most likely causes of this.You can record the output to analyse. It’s a respectably good DAC, but I can imagine different upsampling being used or HDCD decoding or differences in the digital filter playing a role too. Could even be as simple as different volume levels.
https://www.stereophile.com/content...ofessional-version-sacdcd-player-measurements
Just what does denser and thicker sound even mean, tho? I think your hifi dealer likely just has no clue, as most of them don't, and just wanted to not disagree with you.Hello,
I experienced with my Cary Audio CD-306 Pro that at 44.1 KHz, 16 bit, CDs sound much denser and thicker than files (wave 44.1KHz, 16bits).
Same experience with a simple DVD player, same result! The sound of CDs is denser.
I pointed this out to my specialist hi-fi dealer,
he told me that he had already noticed this phenomenon and had no explanation.
Whoever has a doubt must experience it.
Reguards
This is how I used to sell cables and tiptoes and other things that made no difference in the sound.Hello,
I experienced with my Cary Audio CD-306 Pro that at 44.1 KHz, 16 bit, CDs sound much denser and thicker than files (wave 44.1KHz, 16bits).
Same experience with a simple DVD player, same result! The sound of CDs is denser.
I pointed this out to my specialist hi-fi dealer,
he told me that he had already noticed this phenomenon and had no explanation.
Whoever has a doubt must experience it.
Reguards
I've blind tested it. I could not tell which was the CD and which was the streamer playing the copied CD as a FLAC file.Whoever has a doubt must experience it.
Reguards
Where did the wave files come from? Wave files have more error correction than CDs and are a better format and the standard file format for studios. I've never heard a difference from ripped CDs to wave.Hello,
I experienced with my Cary Audio CD-306 Pro that at 44.1 KHz, 16 bit, CDs sound much denser and thicker than files (wave 44.1KHz, 16bits).
Same experience with a simple DVD player, same result! The sound of CDs is denser.
I pointed this out to my specialist hi-fi dealer,
he told me that he had already noticed this phenomenon and had no explanation.
Whoever has a doubt must experience it.
Reguards
No, they don't. WAV files have no error correction at all.Wave files have more error correction than CDs
Yes. When I was on the floor the first rule was validate the customer’s observations, no matter how stupid. Customers say all kinds of weird stuff. Like improv comedy, you go with it, trying to connect it to something you sell.\
This is how I used to sell cables and tiptoes and other things that made no difference in the sound.
Welcome to ASR.
A veil or two may be lifted.
Sorry you spent so much money on a CD player already. But it wont play the same digital file any differently than the same data rendered via a different path.
The source (i.e. the recording) matters.
Your speakers matter.
Your room matters.
The computational device and the cable or I/O that the device gets the data from doesn't matter one iota. And thanks to that since many more mission-critical tasks require data to be rendered properly irrespective of the machine.
You are correct, my bad.No, they don't. WAV files have no error correction at all.
I dont hear itWe hear from folks that bits are bits. Why does a CD redbook player sound better than a Streamer at 44.1/16, or even DSD.
The wav files enjoy the error correction of the medium they are stored on or streaming protocol they are streamed with. But if you really want to be right: no error correction in the files themselfNo, they don't. WAV files have no error correction at all.