Ahh, I've actually used DATs as part of a job I had for a while. DATs store sound as PCM data exactly the same as on a CD. There is no difference in sound quality, except DATs have the option to use the higher sampling rate of 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz like a CD. Resolution is 16 bit. I didn't notice a difference, and I was listening on Sennheiser HD600s... DATs have become obsolete now anyway. Everyone's using hard-drive based solutions at 24/96 or even 24/192.
So yeah, DATs will sound just like CDs. DVD-Audio or something like FLAC at higher resolutions/bitrates is the future IMO.
22 May 2008, 5:28 am
