An interesting read

Coding High Quality Digital Audio by Bob Stuart

TL;DR

This conclusion has the following obvious implications:
� The CD channel with 44.1kHz 16-bit coding (even with noise shaping to extend the resolution) is inadequate
� Even 48kHz sampling is not quite high enough
� Sampling at 88.2kHz or 96kHz is too high, and therefore wasteful of data
� The use of sampling rates above 96kHz to convey a wider audio bandwidth cannot currently be justified

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Greg

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