styx Wrote: > Then again, Red Book is 16 bit... You recommend converting all files to > 24 bit for improved dynamic headroom? Yes and no. For sure, the 16 bit signal needs to be extended to 24 bit prior to the digital level control, but there is no need to convert the source files to 24 bit. This bit length extension happens automatically within the SB2 (ie. it adds 8 extra bits to the LSB end of the 16 bit words).
styx Wrote: > Btw, are the signals re-dithered after the SB2 digital volume control > has done its business? Improper dithering is actually quite audible if > you know what to listen for. I don't know, and in fact I don't care. Yes, improper dithering of 16 bit digital is audible, but the quantisation noise of 24 bit signals is so vastly beneath the audibility threshold that it really doesn't matter. -- cliveb _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
