The inhertent noise floor of any electronic component is around 120 db , ie round 21 "bits" so 24 bit SN ratios (144db) are rubbish. IE there is no hifi component that can give you a snr of 144db , 120db is prolly all thats achievable by even the best component. Ostensibly , if you really believe upsampling to 24 bits and attenuating the signal is not harmful to it , then the 96 db mark would be at 2/3rds full volume assuming the attenuation scaling is linear. (16/24) However do not believe that upsampling to 24 bits will allow you a 1/3rd attenuation with no harm to the signal. IE you are being told that -48db (6 db per bit) will be totally non destructive and only after that will you hear the effects of digital attenuation. If you beleive digital attn is totally non destructive , go run your Digital signal thru a 12/18 db Attenution and then run it back thru a 12/18db gain in the "24 bit" processor and see if the signal you get is the same as the original......
The SB/TP is a sort of computer - these do have glitches and its pretty easy for it to send a 0dbfs signal to your amp - thats gonna do something to your speakers !!!!!!!!! So either use a pre or inline attn. I dont really worry about it that much as my speakers are DSP actives and have protective circuitry for such an eventuality. -- Rodney_Gold Sb3/Z-sys RDP1/meridian DSP5500's TP/X-cans v3/Senns 650's TP/TACT 2.0/SCM 50a's TP/Meridian DSP5000's "The nicest thing about smacking your head against the wall is...the feeling you get when you stop" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rodney_Gold's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14618 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43269 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
