CD remastering (was Preservation of Correspondence - And Media)

[Jim Leonard]

Joachim Thiemann wrote:
> On 07/02/07, woodelf <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca> wrote:
>> William Donzelli wrote:
>> *$#@!*   You have not read the fine print on the CD format.
>> (Too low a sampling rate )
> 
> I don't think the sampling rate of CD's is too low.  

Exactly, the sampling rate is fine.

Now, the amplitude... that is indeed not enough.  There is an audible 
difference between 16-bit and 24-bit recordings in the quiet parts. 
Thankfully, DVD-Audio and SACD have both addressed that.
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