darrenyeats;543999 Wrote: > I'm not sure about that, Clive. I think mswlogo has a point (crazy > thread mswlogo, crazy thread!) although I would put it this way: human > hearing adjusts to new sound levels. So turning down the volume could > actually enable you to hear quieter sounds! > > It's a bit academic for you though...you've got a TP so by far the > dominant factor for dynamic range will be the 16 bit signal noise, even > with 20db of digital attenuation. DAC noise floor is incredibly low.
They say humans have 120dB dynamic range. But that probably is not instantanious. It can hear something very loud. And hear some very soft a "short time" later. -- mswlogo XP > Cat5 > Transporter/DuetController > SPDIF > Meridian G68 > DSP6000, DSP5500HC, DSP5000 XP > Cat5 > SB3 > SPDIF > Meridian DSP5000 XP > Cat5 > DuetReceiver > SPDIF > Meridian G91 > DSP5000 'My Transporter Setup' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=350741&postcount=45) 'Hitch Hikers Guide to Meridian' (http://www.meridianunplugged.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mswlogo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9090 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77725 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
