eiret;226048 Wrote: > > darrenyeats;226041 Wrote: > > > > > > > > 8bit = 255 > > 16bit = 65535 > > 24bit = 16777215 > > start-programs-accesories-calculator-push advanced-place a tick on > > bin-type 8bits 11111111-place a tick on dec=255 > > Do the same again with 16 1`s and 24 1`s. > > > > What happens when you do not get whole numbers in 24bit(16777215)? A > > little bit distortion. Maybe not audible. > > > > There is a reason why benchmark dac1 has an analog volumecontrol.> > > > I think you have completely lost the plot on this. If you think you > are going to actually hear a 1 in 16 million error...you are wrong! > > As Clive so eloquently explained there are issues with analogue > volume control (e.g. non-linearity) that are rather more > problematic. > > Anyway, as you obviously seem to think that Benchmark wrote the book > on audio - which they didn't - why don't you buy a DAC1 and enjoy its > mathematical superiority? :o)
-- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... ...SB3+TACT+Altmann+MF DACXV3/Linn tri-amped Aktiv 5.1 system and some very expensive cables ;o) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38233 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
