Quote Originally Posted by adamdea View Post
Someone will no doubt pop up saying that 32/384 is the only way. I think that the whole concept of "good enough" upsets audiophiles.
There's a certain psychology that seems innate in a certain percent of the population. It seems their default mode is that if "X" is good, then "2X" must be twice as good, ad infinitum, on up the chain.

Unfortunately, this attitude leaves them susceptible to becoming focused on one small detail to the exclusion of other, larger issues. The sad part is these folks will never be happy.

The sampling rate issue is a great example. Here we have people obsessing about 24/192 and beyond as if it will save the world, when in reality, the real issue is that most recordings (especially pop/rock) fail to use even a small fraction of the resolution available in the ordinary CD format.

But, these people are driven to rearrange deck chairs on the Titanic and nothing is likely to change their thinking.