Re: [LAU] Need to convert 24bit/48000 to 16bit/44100 stereo on linux

Next question then was why all these HR recordings sounded so much better than the average CD recording of the same music - most listeners and the also the authors of the report did agree on that. The answer suggested by the authors is quite sobering: because these recordings have been made for a niche market of audiophiles, and the sound engineers who made them were therefore not subject to the usual pressure to produce a type of sound that record companies think sells best (reduced dynamic range, a balance that emphasizes solo parts, added reverb, EQ, etc.). In other words because they were allowed to do the recording in the way they believed was right, usually employing very simple recording techniques. If this is true, it means we are being deprived of good recorded sound not because the technology isn't performing, but just because bad sound sells better.