hf2s, balanced from my duet->rotel rc-1090 xlr jacks
listening to paul bley
Great resolution, great low bass, perfect tone. I'll let others listen at my mini-meet.
Don't compare it to the redbook release, give it to me to make a redbook version
Whether or not the redbook version is inferior, the difference isnt' the 16 vs 24 bits.
As with everything else, I think the hdcd indication really just is a way of saying "we tried to make it not suck", since music doesn't need more than 16 bits once it's been mastered.
One doesn't know where to begin. Perhaps you should reread your welcome pm. There is a good forum where you'll be better served with a post like that over at http://www.head-fi.org, this isn't really a hand holding kind of place.