BUCKINGHAM NICKS - as good as it gets from vinyl!

[Grinnygog]

What exactly is the difference between 24bit and 16bit? I understand the whole sampling rate issue, but have never heard what this meant. I've noticed that 24bit mastered CDs are usually louder and seem to have a larger frequency range. But can a person actually burn a 24bit CD - or are all CDs burned at 16bit without a special program or drive? You mentioned the file sizes are twice as big - so that makes me wonder how a person COULD burn a 24bit CD over 40 minutes. AND is the 24bit sound better only on high end equipment, or is there an improvement on ANY output?

[jaycee]

I'm up to "Crystal" now. I'm almost in tears I'm so happy! Thank you so much for finding this and sharing it here! (And, of course, due thanks to the kind person who remastered the LP and shared his efforts online! )
Flawless? This is some of the best quality audio I've ever heard!
Btw, "Stephanie" reminds me quite a bit of "Eyes Of The World"... dare I say, like a better version of it, actually! Anyone else agree?

[jeffd8382]

Originally Posted by jaycee

I'm up to "Crystal" now. I'm almost in tears I'm so happy! Thank you so much for finding this and sharing it here! (And, of course, due thanks to the kind person who remastered the LP and shared his efforts online! )
Flawless? This is some of the best quality audio I've ever heard!
Btw, "Stephanie" reminds me quite a bit of "Eyes Of The World"... dare I say, like a better version of it, actually! Anyone else agree?

Isn't it awesome?! You're welcome...

I actually had never thought about any comparisons between "Eyes Of The World" and "Stephanie". But now that you mention it, I can hear exactly what you mean in the melody... I like both, but do probably like "Stephanie" better. It's a very nicely, but simply arranged instrumental.

[MikeVielhaber]

Originally Posted by jeffd8382

Isn't it awesome?! You're welcome...

I actually had never thought about any comparisons between "Eyes Of The World" and "Stephanie". But now that you mention it, I can hear exactly what you mean in the melody... I like both, but do probably like "Stephanie" better. It's a very nicely, but simply arranged instrumental.

Really? The first time I heard Stephanie....which was probably 9-10 years ago when I was in high school.....I recognized the melody from Eyes of the World. It's also the same melody in Lindsey's Bang the Drum (from Go Insane in 1984). I guess he just REALLY liked that melody.

[jaycee]

Originally Posted by Grinnygog

What exactly is the difference between 24bit and 16bit? I understand the whole sampling rate issue, but have never heard what this meant. I've noticed that 24bit mastered CDs are usually louder and seem to have a larger frequency range. But can a person actually burn a 24bit CD - or are all CDs burned at 16bit without a special program or drive? You mentioned the file sizes are twice as big - so that makes me wonder how a person COULD burn a 24bit CD over 40 minutes. AND is the 24bit sound better only on high end equipment, or is there an improvement on ANY output?

Does this help? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_bit_depth
I only know about bits when it comes to computer (instruction set) architecture, I'm afraid.

[jeffd8382]

Originally Posted by jaycee

Does this help? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_bit_depth
I only know about bits when it comes to computer (instruction set) architecture, I'm afraid.

Thanks for the link! That essentially explains it better than I ever could... Some "audiophiles" claim you can hear a difference when something is burned with 24-bit audio data... but yes, burning the tracks onto a regular CD would downgrade the audio to 16-bit anyways.

I will probably never afford/bother to have the high-end stereo setup necessary to actually hear a difference.

[jaycee]

Originally Posted by jeffd8382

Thanks for the link! That essentially explains it better than I ever could... Some "audiophiles" claim you can hear a difference when something is burned with 24-bit audio data... but yes, burning the tracks onto a regular CD would downgrade the audio to 16-bit anyways.

I will probably never afford/bother to have the high-end stereo setup necessary to actually hear a difference.

Sure! After all, Wikipedia knows all!
I'd consider myself a novice audiophile - I always use headphones if intently listening to music nowadays. I doubt I'd ever worry about a stereo setup personally, but I'd be more than happy to exploit friends' stereo setups if given the chance!