So Patrick - to (try and) cut a long story short... In the SB implementation, if you take a 16-bit file, the SB internally upsamples to and outputs at 24 bits...if those 24 bits are sent to a 20-bit DAC do you lose any information (at full volume).
My guess is NO since the original 16 bits are preserved (within the 20). This is surely the case otherwise the SB would only be "bit perfect" with 24-bit DACs which is not the case AFAIK. I'm happy with the idea that any lowering of the digital volume potentially loses information, regardless of bit-depth -- Phil Leigh ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30916 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
