And here's System 3.  It's the same as system 2 but with a 5 bit ADC
(rather than 3-bit) on the front.

You still get rounding errors, and the S/N ratio is still reduced, but
because you have more resolution to start with, the overall S/N ratio
at 16dB is only slightly less than System 1.

System 3        5-bit ADC, digital multiplier of 5, 5-bit DAC, analogue gain
x5                                      
                                                
A       B       C       D       E       F       G

31      96.88%  31      6       18.75%  93.75%  3.13%
30      93.75%  30      6       18.75%  93.75%  0.00%
29      90.63%  29      5       15.63%  78.13%  12.50%
28      87.50%  28      5       15.63%  78.13%  9.38%
27      84.38%  27      5       15.63%  78.13%  6.25%
26      81.25%  26      5       15.63%  78.13%  3.13%
25      78.13%  25      5       15.63%  78.13%  0.00%
24      75.00%  24      4       12.50%  62.50%  12.50%
                                                
                                Peak Error              12.50%
Input S/N       30.10                   System S/N              16.12


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