Wombat wrote: > The 24/44.1 recordings i analysed lately with a typical DR8 or lower use > maybe 12-14bit for music the rest is noise. The usable resolution above > the noisefloor does not change even when they sell you 32bit.
Julf wrote: > It is indeed high resolution - noise. And no, it doesn't matter - you > won't hear a difference, at least not blind. > > I keep asking for examples of commercial recordings with a dynamic range > exceeding 16 bits, and I still haven't found one. I suppose that one could just compare the measured dynamic range (via the foobar plugin or an equivalent) of a 24bit/44.1kHz audio file and the same audio in a 16bit/44.1kHz file. if the dynamic ranges are the same (which they absolutely should be) then a 24bit file is just marketing BS. Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Energy sub Bedroom: Touch-HR Desktop w/DAC-Audio Refinement amp-Energy Veritas 2.0 Guest Rm: Duet-Sony soundbar Garage: SB3-JVC compact system Controls: iPeng; SB Controller; Moose & Muso Server: LMS 7.9 on dedicated windows 10 computer w/2 Drobos 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106935 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
