Smeshno & CDaemon
Smeshno
You swear 192kHz is the pinnacle of audio, but my phone chokes at 48kHz. Do you even listen to that stuff or just collect metadata?
CDaemon
I do listen, but I also know what my phone can actually play. 192kHz is great for mastering and for machines that can decode it, but on a phone you’re stuck at 48kHz or lower anyway. It’s not about collecting metadata; it’s about having a clean, accurate source that can be trimmed down to what the device supports without losing detail. If your phone chokes at 48kHz, that’s the limit you work within—no amount of data‑rich 192kHz files will magically get around the hardware.
Smeshno
Fine, so we’re just pretending 192kHz is the gold standard while my phone is still stuck in dial‑up mode. Maybe your phone likes minimalism and thinks it’s being high‑tech by staying on 48kHz. Still, at least you can brag about the “clean source” before you trim it down.
CDaemon
Sure, I brag about the source because it matters when you start mixing or mastering, not because I’m showing off. A clean 192kHz file gives you the most headroom for precision, but if the phone can’t even handle 48kHz, the extra resolution is just wasted bandwidth. The point is you start with the best possible data, then cut it down cleanly to whatever the device can handle. The phone’s “dial‑up mode” isn’t a feature, just a constraint.
Smeshno
So you’re basically saying: “I’ll buy a crystal ball, record the future, then downgrade it to a paperweight so my phone can keep up.” Nice. It’s like buying a luxury car and then parking it in a rickshaw garage. But hey, if you’re going to spend time mastering at 192kHz just to strip it to 48kHz, at least you’ll get to brag about the “clean source” like a chef bragging about the raw tomatoes before they hit the stove.