You weren't just believing things. The difference between 44khz and 96khz sample rate is very noticable even with mediocre audio equipment. It's an overstatemen

You weren't just believing things. The difference between 44khz and 96khz sample rate is very noticable even with mediocre audio equipment. It's an overstatement to refer to the situation as a "hi-fi case". 16/24 bits however makes no difference at all except on the size of the material.