Marcos Sueiro Bal:
Even a 24-bit vs 16-bit, 44.1 vs 48 vs 96, non-multiple vs multiple rate conversion blind test would be nice (and easy) to set up.
There is no need for that as it has already been done.
Seems like 44.1/16 correctly done is transparent compared to 24/192, SACD, DVD-A etc.
So no difference was heard among the various sample rates and bits.
Please read on:
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http://www.aes.org/journal/toc/AES-Sep2007TOC.cfm
Audibility of a CD-Standard A/D/A Loop Inserted into High-Resolution Audio Playback
E. Brad Meyer and David R. Moran 775
Conventional wisdom asserts that the wider bandwidth and dynamic range of SACD and DVD-A make them of audibly higher quality than the CD format.
A carefully controlled double-blind test with many experienced listeners showed no ability to hear any differences between formats.
High-resolution audio discs were still judged to be of superior quality because sound engineers have more freedom to make them that way.
There is no evidence that perceived quality has anything to do with additional resolution or bandwidth.
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http://www.bostonaudiosociety.org/explanation.htm
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