seanadams;243945 Wrote: > One thing to note when doing this kind of math: for lossless formats > (whether FLAC or WMA doesn't matter), as you go from 16 bits to 24 > bits, you can expect your compression ratio to go down substantially. > That is to say, you will get almost no compression to speak of on the > next 8 bits, because they are mostly noise.
Great point Sean, thanks! With a theoretical dynamic range of 144dB, 24-bit resolution takes you waaaaaaay below the analogue noise floor. I had never considered the implications for compression though. -- struts ------------------------------------------------------------------------ struts's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14057 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40315 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
