DaveWr;529349 Wrote: > Major apologies brain strain, time of year, age etc. > > The key issue, is that the coefficients for volume reduction have been > chosen (well for SB3, Duet and Transporter, no idea on Squeezeplay > stuff) to allow reduction of volume by up to 30 dB, using coefficients > that are multiples of 1/256. This means all the top 16 bit values > (original sound values) are mapped to new 24 bit values with all values > exactly fitting in the 24 bits available. No loss in resolution of 16 > bit data just loss in signal to noise ratio. > > Obviously this only works for original 16 bit data sources. > > Dave
Dave - no problem - all agreed. Thanks for the extra info. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB Touch Beta (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76659 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
