If one has a player that decodes HDCD in hardware, that will provide the best decoding.
Hello, I tend to agree with this advice, and also there are pros and cons that can make one way better than another. And what do you think the +6dB amp is for - it reduses dynamics which is contrary to the reason hdcd is here. Wchich is the best - in theory - in your opinion. First and second methods produce the same dynamics and loudness. Third - using hdcd plugin with +6bd amp - 44,1/24 - hdcd "not visible" and the file is louder and the dynamics is compressed about 3/4dB. Second - using hdcd plugin - 44,1/24 - hdcd is "not visible". First - "normal" - 44,1/16 - hdcd is still "visible" (for example in foobar). One can also check +6dB Amplification (aligns 20 bit result in upper 24 bit range). Is it in your opinion better to rip those files to normal 44,1/16 wavs or to rip them using HDCD DSP (plugin to bdpoweramp). I listen to them using hard drive connected with usb port to BR player (non-hdcd player). Some time ago I've ripped all my cd's to wav files. So I cannot agree that playing HDCD with "non-hdcd" player degrades sound - it still sounds good. All these discs sound good in players having HDCD logo and "normal" (non-hdcd) players. For example Steve Vai Ultra Zone, turned out to be "fake", yet it sounds beautiful. Nevertheles all HDCD discs sound better than most other "non-HDCD" disc. Hi, I've just read about "fake" and "real" HDCD. This will be much easier than loading Foobar, installing the special string in the status bar, and watching to see if PE and/or LLE are in use. If there is anything to decode (PE and/or LLE that was engaged by the mastering engineer), it will decode it and display a "d" in front of the "44" sample rate to show that the disc is being properly decoded. It has a feature that will make HDCD fans happy. It's a nice way to also see how rare it is for the level to drop to -45 dB and engage the LLE.Īyre has just announced the QX-5 Twenty Digital Hub.
The mastering engineer likes to leave some headroom to ensure the file never clips. With a well-mastered disc, it is not all that often (perhaps surprisingly). With the Peak Meters are enabled, it is trivially easy to see when this happens. The expansion only occurs when the level exceeds -9 dB. I make them nice and big, filling up the area below the playlist. One thing I like to do is to turn on the Peak Meter module in Foobar.
Decoding it will restore the full dynamic range. They will definitely sound more dynamic when decoded, ss the top 9 dB of range is compressed into 3 dB on the disc.
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