seanadams;243945 Wrote: 
> One thing to note when doing this kind of math: for lossless formats
> (whether FLAC or WMA doesn't matter), as you go from 16 bits to 24
> bits, you can expect your compression ratio to go down substantially.
> That is to say, you will get almost no compression to speak of on the
> next 8 bits, because they are mostly noise. 
> 
> This is not intended as a commentary on the practicality of 24-bit
> sampling, only to say that this is what a lossless encoder will "see".
> I have not really investigated this myself, but it's what I would
> expect.

Interesting comment.


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