I.D.C.
pfm Member
If you care to go onto the Linn forum and search their archive ( there is a search engine ) Linn answered the same questions being asked here. They wrote that their 24bit masters were completely different from their 16bit recordings from their studios. Also analyzed graphs were put up showing the difference.Linn had a problem in the early days but this has now been fixed so that 24bit means you are getting 24bit
Unlike say HDTracks Linns 24bit comes straight from the studio HDtracks are taken from DVD-Audio and SACD copies. I stopped down loading from HDtracks as it proved not to be reliable. Talking Heads from HDtracks in 24bit was taken from a surround mix rather than stereo. So some of the music is loud while other bits that should be at the forefront are well at the back of the mix. Another reliable online 24bit site is iTrax well worth a look as it contains a lot of information on 24bit recordings. http://itrax.com/Pages/PostSignUp.php
Unlike say HDTracks Linns 24bit comes straight from the studio HDtracks are taken from DVD-Audio and SACD copies. I stopped down loading from HDtracks as it proved not to be reliable. Talking Heads from HDtracks in 24bit was taken from a surround mix rather than stereo. So some of the music is loud while other bits that should be at the forefront are well at the back of the mix. Another reliable online 24bit site is iTrax well worth a look as it contains a lot of information on 24bit recordings. http://itrax.com/Pages/PostSignUp.php