Dynamic Comparison SACD vs CD - Part 5 - page 3
By Chris Tham
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As you can see, by zooming in the area of clipping, the recording clearly exhibit 0dBFS+ levels (as well as possibly clipped digital samples):
Close up of an excerpt from Track 11 from CD layer (digitally ripped using EAC) showing signs of digital clipping as well as 0dBFS+ levels
Spectral Comparisons
Here is how the Track 1 of the CD-R looks like:
Track 1 of the CD-R (recorded using soundcard at 96/24)
As you would expect, there are no frequency components above 22.05kHz. I'm not quite sure what the noise around 15.6kHz is, quite possibly this is an artefact from the equipment used in the studio (carrier frequency of a wireless microphone, perhaps?).
Here is a frequency analysis of a representative point in the recording showing the presence of the 15.6kHz signal:
Frequency analysis within Track 1 of the CD-R (from the digital rip)
The noise is also present in the CD layer:
Track 1 of the CD layer (recorded using soundcard at 96/24)
As you can see, the artefact is also present in the remastered version.