Phil Leigh;578530 Wrote: > 1) 24-bit PRECISION. The ambient noise will be represented by word > values built from the sum of the lowest 14-15 bits. > 2) 16-bit PRECISION. The ambient noise will be represented by word > values built from the sum of the lowest 6-7 bits. > > With proper noise shaping, it will be very hard to tell the difference > between the 16-bit and 24-bit versions. > > (actually you only get 21 bits at best from 24-bit ADC's - the rest is > pure noise, but its soooo quiet you can't hear it) > > A better test is to record the same thing on 2 recorders (24 & 16). > Again they will sound very similar... UNLESS you do any DSP after > recording and before reducing to 16-bit for release. The effect of DSP > (e.g. level changes) is going to benefit from the greater precision of > the 24-bit source and the end result will probably sound a bit better > than applying the same DSP to the 16-bit version. Basically you get > less "rounding errors".
Thanks Phil. I'll really have to re-educate myself here to understand this the right way... -- OGS Vortexbox - Touch - Tact RCS 2.0 - Rotel RB-1060 (mod) - Tannoy Sensys DC1 (mod) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OGS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32981 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82050 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
