On Sun, Feb 26, 2006 at 08:28:20AM -0800, Maluvia wrote:
> What I *have* been wondering for a long time is why the AD/DA
> technology is stuck at 24-bit?
For audio it's 'stuck' well below 24 bits.
> I've already heard all the brush-off arguments: nobody needs anything
> higher, you can't hear the difference
Perfectly valid arguments.
> I *can* hear the difference, and bit-depth is far more critical
> to audio fidelity than sample-rate.
Bullshit. If you can hear the difference between a 20 bit converter
and a >20 bit one, what you hear is the difference between two
converters, regardless of the number of bits they use.
> I want to build a digital recording system that has the same fidelity
> as a 24-track reel-to-reel, and I believe this can in fact be achieved
Even 16 bits correctly dithered is better than 24 tracks on a 2 inch tape.
-- FAReceived on Mon Feb 27 04:15:09 2006
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