Vincent Jaubert wrote:
On 2/26/07, Florin Andrei
<florin(a)andrei.myip.org> wrote:
24 bit means 135dB signal/noise ratio.
I haven't seen yet analog gear capable of 135dB.
24 bits is useful for processing. For the end user, 16 bits is enough.
Right, keep an overhead while processing, while the requirements for
delivery are lower.
But I would argue that I'd like a tad more than 16bit for delivery.
20bit would give us around 115dB if I'm not mistaken. 22bit would be
somewhere in the 120's. It would be nice to cover the whole dynamic
range of the human ear, which is 120dB.
You have amps and speakers doing 120dB? Show them to me.