24/192 vc cd

[jimbones]

Wasn't sure what forum to post this. I recently did a quick comparison of a his res download  (24/192) of JATP and the original redbook cd. To my ears the redbook cd sounds better.   Is it just me? Has anyone else done comparisons of cd vs hi res downloads and think the cd sounds better?

[BobM]

Like anything else, it probably depends on how they mastered it. Remember all those SACD's that were reissued and sounded worse than the CD because they used a 2nd or 3rd gen copy, or re-mastered it from a 16/44 digital copy?

[Packfill]

You guys have hit on what I think is the biggest problem in popularizing high res music--who knows what you are getting and if it sounds better--too much of it doesn't.

Hi res is theoretically better but unless the original recording was done well and the subsequent mastering was done well it's effectively putting lipstick on a pig as they say.

This is a very important issue because high res music is so damn expensive.  Unless you know for sure its going to be better, most people are not going to pay up. I haven't so far.