the same system comparing 16 vs 24-bit? You won't be taken seriously by anyone in the industry if you start making these sorts of claims. &gt;But please understand that this petition was started because I and others like me, simply cant understand why its taking so long. Sure, but why then start lecturing everyone on technical matters that you know nothing about? &gt;Also (I do not want to open this can of worms) look at how much people spend on mains cables, power suppliers and mains filters - in an attempt to improve mains quality - which helps to lower the noise floor. A very tiny percentage of people spend extra money on this stuff, as record companies are well aware. How do you know the CDs in question were based on the same mixes and the only difference was in the fact that one was 16-bit and the other 24-bit? How did you do the blinding? How many CDs did you use? And do you understand the science and maths behind these issues? You've started a public campaign to change some technical matters, and you then came here and made various technical claims in quite a grand way. So yes, I'd call that lecturing. Not that saying that you can't lecture. But you can't also expect people not to respond to what you say, point out flaws (or at least what they think are flaws), and suggest better ways of achieving your aims. Once you go public and start