Originally Posted by Greg Wright
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

You left out the bit depth part ~ 24 bits not needed for replay channels....

Originally Posted by Bob Stuart
It is suggested that a channel that attains audible transparency will be equivalent to a PCM channel that uses:
� 58kHz sampling rate,
and
� 14-bit representation with appropriate noise shaping,
or
� 20-bit representation in a flat noise floor, i.e. a �rectangular� channel.

Last edited by Syles; 2013-03-12 21:00. Reason: quote added