[vorbis] HDCD

[Segher Boessenkool]

Michel Donais wrote:

> Well... Yes. It would be easy to do so, if you happened to know how the
> format is made ... but with the DMCA, I wouldn't even try to do so.
> 
> The idea behind HDCD is to remove a bit, which is not a big deal
> (1/32768th of quality loss... Yeehaa)

1/15th.  And it makes the zero-crossover twice as big.  What a *very*
bright idea :-/

[snip]

> Of course, when you have a Krell HDCD player and can have the luxury of
> having the small blue led light up, it's even better, and by a margin
> ^_^  . Less clanky sounds, especially at higher frequencies (violins are
> remarkable with HDCD, as compared to the strident ordinary CDs).

I think my hifi system colourizes the sound in a pleasant way, too.

<p>Segher

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