You can't use SPLs as they depend completely on the replay system, amplifier, volume level setting etc. This is an entirely digital artefact, and since PCM audio is only a representation of the 'real' analogue signal, you need to get your head round the problem in the digital domain.
The point is that an 24th LSB rounding error is not -144dB from what you normally listen at, and when you take the effect of the volume control into account it's more significant. I'll leave you and others to argue about what it actually is, but since it will 'depend', there is no actual answer. It's much more significant than claimed, and therefore it's entirely possible that people can hear the effect - which indeed they did. -- Patrick Dixon www.at-tunes.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Patrick Dixon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=90 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45736 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
