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Originally Posted by kjg  +1
64k/24b would be great and pretty much enough for end-user delivery formats. Even 48k allows for less steep aa/reconstruction filtering and results in more open/natural top end. There is no reason what so ever to deliver 30k audio - I guess the non-audiophools agree on that - and the benefits of 24 bit are common wisdom by now.
Dan Lavry's article on higher sample rates also suggest 60k-ish as an optimum, and since 32k is a somewhat standard lo-fi samplerate any way... How hard can it be to have converters and audio apps run at double that rate?
Using a lossless, open source encoder such as flac would result in substantial data reduction which makes it even more viable.
I'm all for flac encoded 64/24 as the new hi-fi standard, with 48/16 as the compromise for situations where storage/bandwidth is at a premium. For lo-fi applications the 48/16 bit data could still be ogg/mp3 encoded. |
While I agree with your first premise, I also can't see the need for a 24 bit delivery system. What are we talking about? Footroom? In a well-mastered production, the noise floor should also be largely moot. 64/16 would be about right, methinks.