What is exactly hi-res audio, and should I care?

[NorthSky]

https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/what-exactly-is-hi-res-audio-and-should-i-care-about-it/

I know, there are 1.748 billion posts in 56,989 threads about hi-res audio since the beginning of the internet. There are more threads about analog turntables though, and it is expanding.
We live in a digital era with an analog ear. The pudding is in the proof:

http://www.nme.com/news/vinyl-player-deals-turntable-cyber-monday-2165655

 

[Kal Rubinson]

For various reasons, I find both references irrelevant to my interests.

 

[amirm]

I read the articles. Typical of mass market press it has some glaring mistakes such as saying our first introduction to 24-bit audio files was through SACD which as we all know, it is a 1-bit format.

The best reason to get high resolution audio is because that is how it is created. There is no reason anymore for a middleman to then crunch it down to 16/44.1 when we are not dealing with a CD or compressed audio distribution.

 

[NorthSky]

It is amusing what we read in the news. The kids are alright.

 

[watchnerd]

The best reason to get high resolution audio is because that is how it is created. There is no reason anymore for a middleman to then crunch it down to 16/44.1 when we are not dealing with a CD or compressed audio distribution.

Not sure what you mean....what middle man are you referring to?

If I buy a high resolution file straight from the record label, I can often choose whatever resolution / file size I want, no middlemen involved, e.g.:

http://www.2l.no/hires/