Comment by jmull
7 years ago
Just to be a Devil's advocate (just a little)...
Sure, 24/192 doesn't physically improve the sound you are able perceive when listening to it.
But listening to music is a highly subjective emotional experience.
If a listener cares about getting the best possible quality listening experience and feels downloading 24/192 music will achieve that, then the listener will actually enjoy music more knowing it is playing from a 24/192 source.
Listening to music is all about the feels.
Of course, I get how this can be abused. Next thing you know someone will be selling 32/320 for twice as much, then 64/480 for three times as much, etc.
Not that this kind of article isn't still really important. It is. It provides a lot of reassurance to audiophiles that they can enjoy their music to the maximum without buying into the 24/192 hype.
And that's what it's really all about: the best enjoyment of the music.
And like homeopathy, this should be scrutinized scientifically. There is nothing wrong with eating tiny bits of sugared balls, but don't tell others they are somehow of special powers.