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Sample Rate?
Hi all,
I just got a new pair of headphones and am a bit confused about sample rates since as soon as I think I have a grasp of it I read another website that refutes what I just read.
Audio wise I game, watch films and listen to music (mostly flac format). I just read a page that said flac format is 24 bit 96khz. Is this correct and what I should set my sample rate to in Windows audio control panel when listening to them? I have a Soundblaster Z and there's no way to change the sample rate through that that I can see so use Windows to do this.
I also read that having a higher sample rate than what the source is can cause sounds to become distorted. If this is true should I be changing my sample rate lower when I watch a film or play a game after listening to music? Which is the best for both would you say? Also what if I listened to an mp3 at 320 after flac should I be changing my sample rate here too or should I just set it at 24bit 96000 and leave it there?
Hope this is understandable and that someone can turn the light on for me, thanks for reading :)