Patrick Dixon;289496 Wrote: > You can't use SPLs as they depend completely on the replay system, > amplifier, volume level setting etc. This is an entirely digital > artefact, and since PCM audio is only a representation of the 'real' > analogue signal, you need to get your head round the problem in the > digital domain.
Did you read my post, Patrick? Yes, you're right - the SPL in the end depends on the replay system and the volume setting. If you have a set of amps capable of supplying 45,000 watts/channel, the noise due to rounding errors would just reach the threshold of audibility in a completely silent room. :) > It's much more significant than claimed, and therefore it's entirely > possible that people can hear the effect - which indeed they did. No - it is completely impossible. At normal listening levels, hearing that effect would constitute a violation of the laws of physics. What did you have for breakfast that morning? -- opaqueice ------------------------------------------------------------------------ opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45736 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
