arnyk wrote: > *Only* 50 dB down from - 60 dB? > Until digital recording that kind of performance from a recording was > long-frustrated dream! That's better than most amplifiers and preamps > that were in use in the day. It's better than most professional > recording microphones and mic preamps. > [.....] > Most people I know who measure LP playback the first time wonder how we > could stand listening to such a mess, and how people can possibly prefer > it today in the face of far superior alternatives.
I agree completely it's a great result and it's why I never looked back when I realised I don't have any analogue sources any more, and is why I loved the idea of a digital integrated amplifier so I truly get a "one box" solution with uniform high quality sound from all sources. Wish more companies would get this. The word "only" was meant to be a comparator to the LP's graph, which seems it has a different purpose on second inspection, even though it was presented in response to quoted words about ".. seeing how an LP would respond at -65db". So, if I'm exhibiting bias, please enlighten.. > One does not generally do a lot of testing of LP playback with -60 dB > signals, since that is often below the LP's noise floor. Yep, that was the point. > A signal played at -60 dB is close to most room's noise floor, so > signals 40 dB below that are generally lost in room noise. You might > want to get a SPL meter and do some listening with peak levels 60 dB > below the loudest levels that you ordinarily listen at. And this is probably why people still like LPs... ;) Yes I have an SPL meter and I'm rarely exceeding 90db in normal music (maybe 100 - 105db on the biggest bass notes - meter set to C weighting) so I have no doubt any digital artifacts at the ~ -90db level are pretty much inaudible. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ drmatt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105507 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
