[linux-audio-user] Re: 192kHz

> I've always thought that a soundcard whose clock is able to work at
> 192KHz will be more precise than a soundcard whose clock is sticked to
> 48KHz, so there's a reason to buy a 192KHz soundcard... and work at
> 48KHz. :)

Ah, kind of like buying a big fat stereo even though you live in an
apartment building :) so you can get the precision listening at 10% volume.

> I don't see any reason to work at 192KHz. Apart from huge files,
> Nyquist is on my side.

Err, NyQuil? Oh Nyquist ;) Took a little google to get that one about
the frequencies we are consiously aware of. Hm, I audiophiles probably
don't qualify as 'practical purposes' but I do here a whole lot of
bickering by them about the dynamics of CDs. I wonder if it is possile
for a well-trained sense of hearing to 'sense' frequencies beyond human
nyquist and get a psychoacoustic sensation from them anyway.

Thanks a lot for sharing, Ismael!

Carlo
Received on Fri Jan 27 00:15:12 2006