seanadams;577247 Wrote: 
> I haven't read the review yet but if the touch is resolving 17 bits that
> is probably the correct maximum capability of the DAC chip. All things
> have a noise floor and that's what it is - and it certainly doesn't
> indicate anything wrong with the digital signals. Transporter has an
> obscenely low noise floor and it is not realistic to expect that
> performance today from a $300 device employing a single-chip, single
> rail DAC + output stage.

yeah so the Touch would have an effective SNR of 102dB (approx)?
whereas the TP would have 120dB - is that about right?

to put that into perspective... you'd have to have your amp on full and
ear rammed to the tweeter to hear it (or rather, not hear it) :-)


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Phil Leigh

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