This thread has gotten a bit out there but I want to circle back to the beginning because I'm a bit confused. Ralphpnj describes a live orchestral concert recording scenario where he has 65dB of music on top of 30dB of room noise and asks why anything more than 16-bits is needed to render that 95dB performance. TerryS says if one has only 65dB of music then all one needs is 11 bits. Arnyk seems to agree when he adds that such a 16-bit recording would have 25-35dB of headroom. What is the reality here?
Then there is the AES study to which TerryS linked which finds "that the reproduction of music performances at natural levels requires the ability to produce very loud sounds in the range of 120-129 dB." That would lend credence to those who say 16 bits are not enough. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apesbrain's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=738 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105717 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
