cliveb Wrote: > 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). >
Ah! I wasn't aware of that, thank you :) Patrick Dixon Wrote: > If you have an SB2 I guess you can quite easily answer your own question > then. Touché ;) Yes, I have got an SB2, but I don't trust the combination of lacking listening experience and my current setup to reveal such detail. Ask again in a year, and I'll tell you what I hear! -- styx _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
