Quote Originally Posted by Tarheel_
any website that will distinguish these higher PCM recorded DVDs? I'm curious and would like to hear a few.

Thanks everyone !!!
Your DVD player will identify if the disc was encoded at a 96 kHz sampling rate or using a 24-bit depth. Some music DVDs identify the resolution on the notes or menus, most don't. Pioneer Artists has a few concert DVDs that have 48/20 or 48/24 resolution PCM tracks in addition to the 5.1 option.

If you want to hear what 96/24 sounds like, Classic Records and Chesky (among others) have produced some excellent high res audio-only DVDs that can play on any DVD player. Chesky's discs require downsampling to 48 kHz for digital output (96 kHz sampling rate only with the analog outs), while Classic's discs are totally open for full resolution digital output.

Keep in mind though that Classic takes a lot of steps in the mastering process that go beyond just doing the transfer at a higher resolution. So, any improvements that you hear might reflect more than just the higher resolution. Even so, they're very much worth sampling. They're currently transitioning their digital products to 192/24 DVD-A, but those new discs will still include a 96/24 track that can doesn't need a DVD-A player to play back. The link to Classic's website is below. Their Blue Note reissues sound incredible as does the Gershwin compilation and their reissue of Alan Parsons Project "I Robot."

http://www.classicrecords.com