Phil Leigh;577823 Wrote: > Ah - I see... > The Touch and the TP "see" the (same) bits exactly the same on their > inputs. The difference is that the TP noise floor is lower so the > information in the bottom bits - ONCE converted to analogue by the DAC > in the TP - don't get swamped by noise. > > The "resolution" that JA is (presumably) talking about is the number of > bits of music you get before the noise overwhelms them. > > The maximum possible is 21 with current ADC technology.
If that is the case am i now able tentatively to venture the view that the measurement indicates that the touch via analogue out will therefore not be able to deliver more than 17 bits worth of information off a 24 bit file. It seems to me that this may not be very relevant for 16 bit but means that the benefit of 24 bit files over 16 bit files will be limited. Incidentally on that measure the transporter (an unopened box containing which still sits on in my office) measures pretty close to the best tested. [Dare I say that the much vaunted Ayre QB9 is not all that great on this measurement http://www.stereophile.com/digitalprocessors/ayre_acoustics_qb-9_usb_dac/index6.html] -- adamdea ------------------------------------------------------------------------ adamdea's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37603 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82050 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
