Toto - The Essential Toto -2004- -flac- 88 [updated] -

Standard CDs are 44.1 kHz. High-resolution audio often comes in 96 kHz or 192 kHz. However, 88.2 kHz is mathematically elegant for music originally mastered for CD or analog tape. Because 88.2 is exactly double 44.1, the conversion requires less mathematical interpolation than converting to 96 kHz.

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The marimba intro (played on a Synclavier) often aliases on low-bitrate codecs. At 88.2 kHz, each mallet strike has a crystalline attack. The bass drum pulse at 0:45 – is it sampled? Real? You can feel the acoustic space around the kick drum beater. Standard CDs are 44