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She switched the filter to “Slow” or “NONE” (if his DAC supported it) and left ultrasonic content intact. Alex re-ran “Red Barchetta.” This time, the ride cymbal had shimmer and air. The stick attack on the bell was palpable.

“Look,” she said. “Your DAC is set to a 192 kHz internal sample rate. But your FLAC file is true 24/192. That’s fine. But your playback software’s low-pass filter is set to ‘Sharp’ — and it’s set to cut everything above 20 kHz before your DAC sees it.” Rush - Moving Pictures -2015- -FLAC 24-192-

His engineer friend Maria visited. She didn’t reach for better cables. She opened a spectral analyzer. She switched the filter to “Slow” or “NONE”

Here’s a useful story for anyone working with high-resolution audio, specifically the 2015 FLAC 24-bit/192 kHz release of Rush’s Moving Pictures . “Look,” she said