Q: Is 24-bit “high-resolution” digital audio audibly better than plain ol’ 16-bit (“CD quality”) audio?
A: Apparently not.

http://archimago.blogspot.com/2023/05/results-internet-blind-test-of-24-bit.html

RESULTS: Internet Blind Test of 24-Bit vs. Dithered 16-Bit Part Deux - Daft Punk Edition

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@timbray
You need the special gold cables and hand-wound speakers to really hear the 24 bit....
@ian @timbray Don't forget the audiophile-grade implementation of memcpy
https://www.audioasylum.com/forums/pcaudio/messages/11/119979.html
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@jonathany @timbray
I wonder if the audiophile-grade memcpy handles 3 bytes per sample correctly. Maybe that's why 24-bit didn't fare better.