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Re:Sony Is Killing the Blu-ray, but Physical Media Isn't Dea... by crtasm on Friday July 05, 2024 @07:55AM (#40881933)
Exactly, you can't "bypass" poorly mastered audio.

Nor can anyone hear the difference between a 16bit and a 24bit file, all else being equal.

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Re:Sony Is Killing the Blu-ray, but Physical Media Isn't Dea... by snvzz on Saturday July 06, 2024 @10:00PM (#40894726)
>Nor can anyone hear the difference between a 16bit and a 24bit file, all else being equal.

While we don't know the exact dynamic range of human hearing, we do know it to be above 96dB.

Either way, using these 96dB in 16bit requires careful mastering.

With CDs, it is not possible to e.g. make a song quieter than the others in the CD without losing this 96dB range. There's no "ReplayGain" metadata in the discs; the format is aged and not fancy at all.

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