Music Alchemist
Pokémon trainer of headphones
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I honestly don't care about this thread. If a human couldn't hear the 24bit difference, then the file wouldn't be made.
Explain this - a DAP will click (different chipset) when switching from 16bit FLAC to 24bit. If a consumer aimed DAP [FiiO X1] supports 24bit FLAC, aimed at the masses, then obviously people can tell the difference between the two. The X1 doesn't down sample 24 to 16 because it uses something else to process the file.
Honestly I don't care, I'm not an audiophile if this is what they do, sit around comparing graphs of music. I just buy high end audio projects / mid end stuff I like, use it and enjoy it. You probably should too, instead of dissenting music.
Anyone can easily tell the difference between, say, a 16-bit / 44.1 kHz CD and a 24-bit / 96 kHz download if they came from significantly different masters. The difference is due to that, not the fact that the latter is 24-bit / 96 kHz (or whatever). Digital music stores, devices, etc. support 24-bit because it's an easy misconception for the masses to make, not because it has any proven benefit. If someone who lacks a basic understanding of what 24-bit audio actually does and why it is irrelevant to playback hears an album that sounds better due to coming from a different master, but doesn't realize that's the reason why and instead just sees the bigger number of 24 instead of 16, and you multiply that by countless others who made the same blunder, then a marketplace based on misguided notions is the natural result.
It's dishonest to imply that I don't enjoy music simply because I want to help people achieve a greater understanding of audio.