What I was getting at, is that your DAC, or your processor, or whatever else is connected over SPDIF, simply won't know whether it's getting 16 bit or 24 bit data. The SPDIF frame includes 24 bit positions for use with audio data, and a source that only has 16 bits available simply pads the missing bits with zeros.
So, there cannot be any difference in how your processor handles the data. That's why you can't hear any difference. SPDIF (at least, the 2 channel uncompressed version we're using) isn't encrypted, BTW - just encoded to ensure plenty of edges for clock recovery. The AES/EBU spec is freely available and explains exactly how to decode it - you could do it with a storage scope and a pencil & paper if you wanted. -- AndyC_772 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AndyC_772's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10472 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34892 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
