adamdea;585139 Wrote: > I am coming to terms with my disappointment at not receiving a reply > from JA, although I know he's very busy.
My apologies for not responding sooner. I was indeed busy, as the recent RMAF knocked a hole in my magazine work schedule that it takes a while to fill. > . I wonder if you could express a view as to what the cut off threshold > for resolution (as you measure it) where a higher level would probably > make no discernible difference when playing 24 bit audio files. It is going to depend on your playback equipment and the level at which you listen. A typical inexpensive DVD player that has no more than 16 bits worth of dynamic range is not going to allow a listener to distinguish between 16- and 24-bit audio. Similarly, if you play your music at low levels, the extra resolution afforded by >16-bit audio is going to drop below the threshold of your hearing. As to the absolute threshold, I can certainly hear the difference between 16- and 20-bit files with a state-of-the-art DAC. But between 20 and 24? I am not sure I could reliably detect that difference, though some listeners I respect, like mastering engineer Bob Katz, have discussed audible differences in dither with 24-bit data, which will only be producing measurable differences at the 24th bit level. > I just thought I would let him (if he's reading) and you (Phil) know > that i have taken the plunge and bought the Principles of Digital Audio > by Pohlmann which I will definitely have finished by the time Hell > freezes over. That's what I would have recommended. John Atkinson Editor, Stereophile -- Stereoeditor ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stereoeditor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40770 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82050 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
