Interesting and absurd discussion, S/N ratio or dynamic is not rely the key to good sound. If so nobody would have stuck to analogue sources because they are vastly inferior.
I think the author shows 24 bit at end listening is a marketing hype since you cant rely use more than 20 bit S/N I the real word and 16 bit is more than enough to (100 db S/N an 96 db dynamics) present super quality sound. Dont confuse 24 bit in the production stage with end usage. While mixing 24 bit is crucial to obtain the full quality of the original recording. I also wonder what kind of music you are talking about. Modern electronic music doesnt even need that much quality to be enjoyable. Of course for us who care its nice if you have a good set up to listen to. But the major challenge is classical music in particular when it comes to real dynamic. 40 db real music dynamic is more that usual, add 96 db dynamic usage since you always have passage going from tone to silence via reverberation of the instrument and concert hall. My point here is that most part of a concerto can be played at digital -40 to -20 db with only a few peaks at full level 0. Sounding dame good! I think this falsifies your hole argument. If you are sitting in the middle of the loudest orchestra the sound level might be 115 db. Home listening might be at 100 to 105 db peak. The key is that you dont listen to deadly SPL levels of 140 db. When you gain the signal by listening to low level at high level you end up with these deadly peaks, this is irrelevant since you are misusing the DAC dynamic range. You could compare this to a reveres Dolby. Instead of suppressing noise we amplify it to her it! -- brodeur ------------------------------------------------------------------------ brodeur's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77725
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