Does anybody know where i can get a burning program that can created 24-Bit Audio CDs/DVDs? I have both the encoder (included with the Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS) and a stack of CDs that i would like to enhance the sound quality on (i've already tested it, and the sound difference was notable)

Take an 8-bit MAT and convert it to 16-bit. Does it look better? No it doesn't.

To reap the benefits of the 24-bit extended dynamic range (and higher headroom), the source material has to be recorded in 24-bit. The difference you heard was probably in your head. :p

Yeah, what he said

Basically all that you're doing is "correcting" the rounding errors by adding a bunch of zeros to the end of the word.

Let's take pi for example.

16 bits: 3.141592653589793
24 bits: 3.14159265358979323846264

Convert 16-bit to 24-bit:

24 bits: 3.14159265358979300000000
24 bits: 3.14159265358979323846264

The two numbers are most definitely not equal.

How does this works out in audio? You waste disk space. You can't improve the quality of a song or clip by adding nothing to it. Each new 24-bit sample is exactly the same as it was in 16-bit.

Kind of like how converting 128kbps MP3 to 1440kbps WAV doesn't make it sound any better.

You do have a point here [starts grubmling]. Let's say though, that "Hypothetically", if i had a 24-bit audio file (originally recorded in that format), where could i find a burning program to produce audio CDs and DVDs?

I received a newsletter from Tracer Technologies a while back, they have a product called "Disc Welder Bronze" that can burn DVD-A. Just make sure your DVD player supports DVD-A and DVD-R's.

I've never heard of 24-bit CD's though. They wouldn't play in any CD players anyways.

24bit audio is only found in SACD and DVD-A

you can also record 24bit audio from an analog source if your hardware can do it (one of my friends has a bunch of vinyl albums ripped to 24bit 96KHz FLAC)