What's the point of higher sampling rates in audio?, Such as 96 and 192kHz. Options

[stranhoROX]

Could someone explain to me why there are some recordings with sample rates as high as 192kHz? If most of us hear up to 20kHz, wouldn't 44.1kHz or even 48kHz be enough? Or is there other practical aspects besides boosting maximum frequency in higher sampling rates I am not aware of?

[Wombat]

And if you already have a 192kHz master, why not try to sell it for a few bucks more?

Great, so why not sell the 44.1 version for a few bucks less?

They do sell both versions sometimes at least. Reading the reviews of such sales and how much better the 96kHz version sounds and with 192kHz even the micro-macro details come to shine you have to wonder.

Enough said about PCM. PCM is so yesterday. Real audiophiles need DSD these days. I see the market for this slowly coming.
All ways of playing PCM and forcing DSD to be PCM on PCM hardware is just bad!! You need to buy DSD DACs and DSD recordings, this is the real deal today
----Sarcasm mode off----

Sorry if some think this is OT but these days DSD is part of the Hires delusion.

I lately stumbled across an eye opening thread here on Hydrogen that should be read carefully. Much knowledge in these few pages!
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index....=37717&st=0
I even have to quote this cool sentense of David here:
"...ultrasonic information is somehow audio - this is plain and simple 'all the ultrasonic junk changes the way imperfect audio equipment works'"

This post has been edited by Wombat: Oct 17 2011, 18:48