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01-24-2012, 10:01 PM
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I'm sure this is somewhere, and I'll start reading, but just real quick.....
How come when I rip a disc using iTunes and then look at the "Get Info" for one of the tracks, it gives me 44/192 for mp3? I thought you couldn't get this high unless you did lossless......... 
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01-24-2012, 10:08 PM
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It probably says 44khz and 192kbps.
The first one is sampling rate. The second one is bitrate. When you see 24/192 to describe high-resolution files, the 24 is for the bit depth (i.e., 24 bits), the 192 is for sampling rate (192khz). The bitrate for such a track will likely be greater than 1,000kbps. iTunes (current version) will never rip a CD to higher than CD quality (16bit bit depth, 44khz sampling rate) I don't have time to type more now, but this should help ... the staggering bitrate difference gives one a feel for the amount of information lost to compression. Friends don't let friends rip to lossy formats.
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02-02-2012, 02:50 PM
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One more site !
Hi TommyC,
Here is one interesting site to add to the list posted on the 1st page : I do not think eClassical has been mentioned in this thread ! Download Purchase required: eClassical (eClassical.com High Quality FLAC & MP3 Classical Music Download Store) Thanks for this thread ! Guy
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07-31-2012, 07:01 PM
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Here is another site that should be added to the list in Post #1.
DSD-Guide.com | Direct Stream Digital Audio DSD files are becoming more prevalent as more systems are coming on board that can play the files like the Playback Design units. Jim
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11-11-2012, 07:02 AM
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Join "Society Of Sound" and you will get bonus downloads - very high rez files (most of them 96/24, with some going to 192!) to keep (legally), most of them having the Bowers & Wilkins label! Attached one sample of the cover art (provided too from them) on one of the pieces.
For sure, I have a whole collection from them, from Classicals to Jazz and more.
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12-18-2012, 10:27 AM
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I recommend this download from HDTracks 96kHz/24bit. Very good.
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12-18-2012, 12:38 PM
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I am not sure if Ariama (ariama.com), which is a Sony classical store, has been mentioned. I must second the above suggestion of HDTracks. But my current favorite is Linn (linnrecords.com). The selections are not vast but if you have a favorite album and if they have it, getting a studio master version to replace old versions is an option. Linn's recording quality is simply awesome.
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03-22-2013, 09:42 AM
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Jim.......Sticky it is. High-res download thread won't be so hard to find this way.
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