The point is that the original 16 bit is upscaled to 24 by adding 8 *redundant* bits, so if you lose them, you lose no information. To quote Robin from the link above, > Here's an example using 4-bits / 8 bits: > > Original 4-bit audio: 1111 > Processed as 8-bit audio: 11110000 > Half the volume : 01111000 > Half the volume : 00111100 > Half the volume : 00011110 > Half the volume : 00001111 > > Notice, we've now reduced the volume significantly and have still not > lost any resolution. and similarly if the original 4-bit was 1101, it'd be processed as 11010000 and Half the volume : 01101000 Half the volume : 00110100 Half the volume : 00011010 Half the volume : 00001101
The original information content, 1111 in the first example and 1101 in the second, is not lost at all by reducing volume. -- smc2911 http://www.last.fm/user/smc2911/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ smc2911's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4388 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46229 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
