Merry X’mas and Happy New Year to you all!!

Our first good news, we finally received our DVD-ROM from replication plant! The “Audiophile Jazz Prologue – Part 03 Limited Edition” package includes a “Premium Made CD-R” and this “High Resolution Files Disc“.

High Resolution Files Disc is a double layer (DVD9) DVD-ROM DATA disc. It contains computer binary files. This disc is not playable by CD-Player and DVD-Player. If you want to playback on those players, the “Premium Made CD-R” which is included on the package is created for this aspect.

High Resolution Files Disc contains 4 folders:

(1) AJP-03 LE – 24bit/192kHz folder: 

(2) AJP-03 LE – 24bit/96kHz folder:

(3) AJP-03 LE – 16bit/44,1kHz folder:

(4) AJP-03 LE – Graphics folder: Booklets, Cover, Poster in PDF format. 

As you can see, we provide all 13 songs in 3 different resolution standard. The 16/44.1kHz (same as CD), 24/96 and 24/192 resolution AIFF are stored on a single double layer DVD. These files are clone from our masters, that means it is bit transparent to what we created originally with our recording. We use standard AIFF file standard because it can be easily embedded album cover artwork and song info, once you copied these files to your hard disk player, HTPC, iTunes etc, the album art and info is automatically shown. No extra work is needed.

Why we provide both 24/96 & 24/192?

If we provide only 24/192kHz files, majority people who cannot playback in this sampling rate will need to use a SRC (sample rate converter). This will pollute our master sounding. On the other hand, If we only provide 24/96kHz, there are people who can playback 24/192kHz (such as Weiss DAC2/Minerva) will also use an extra SRC for up-sampling, this may also pollute our master sound with inferior SRC program/device. Therefore we decided to provide both standards.

Another reason to provide 3 resolution standards is audiophile can compare their differences and pick the one that fits them the most. The 16bit/44.1kHz is useful if you want to import to your iPOD or iPhone to listen on road.

OKay, we are not scientist. At the end it is based on our music quality, selection and sonic quality to gain our client base. We provide 2 free samples of this album for people who never hear from us on AJP-Part 01 CD & AJP-Part 02 SACD. The free samples are not compromise on quality, we provide you the highest resolution 24/96 & 24/192 for download as well.

Link to the HiRes download page: http://www.designwsound.com/dwsblog/?page_id=318