[Audio Jester]

If I rip a K2 HD cd to my computer using a lossless codec will I still be getting the same sound quality as if it were playing in a cd player (obviously ignoring quality of gear)?

Thanks.

 

[webbie64]

Yes

 

[silverrain]

If you have an HDCD dac.

 

[Rav]

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Originally Posted by silverrain /img/forum/go_quote.gif If you have an HDCD dac.

K2 HD isn't the same as HDCD, in that it doesn't require a secial decoder, FYI.

 

[SnooP_WiggleS]

It will be at least as good or better, depending on how good your cd drive is at ripping audio (if its any good it'll be perfect). lossless = the input wav file to the lossless file is bit perfect to the output wav file from decoding it.

 

[Audio Jester]

Thanks for the input peoples. The reason I asked is that I always use Apple Lossless, but I thought that the codec might have been designed to be for standard CDs only and that because K2 HD contains extra data that a CD does not normally have then the codec would just ignore that and rip it like a normal CD.
- sorry if I got my terminology wrong, hope it still makes sense.

 

[Davey]

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Originally Posted by Audio Jester /img/forum/go_quote.gif K2 HD contains extra data that a CD does not normally have

No, KD HD is just a mastering technique. No extra data. Still just a normal CD (16-bit words at 44.1KHz sample rate).

 

[infinitesymphony]

I was gonna say, I thought you just asked this question about a week ago.

As Davey said, absolutely no special equipment or treatment is needed for K2HD or any of the other JVC mastering types. All of the improvements that go into a K2HD CD occur before and during the pressing of the CD. After that, it's just a CD like any other.

 

[Audio Jester]

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Originally Posted by infinitesymphony /img/forum/go_quote.gif I was gonna say, I thought you just asked this question about a week ago...

Oh... I think my Alzheimer's is coming sooner than expected.

Thanks for the refresher, this time I will commit this to memory.

 

[infinitesymphony]

Err, sorry, my mistake. The other thread (not started by you) was about XRCDs. It just seemed like a really familiar topic.

 

[jilgiljongiljing]

I liked what JVC did with the XRCD. Havent had a chance to pick K2 HD yet. Must try it soon