Andy8421 wrote: > Thanks again for the reply. I think the example may be incorrect. The > example has not been taken to its 4 bit conclusion. > > Original 4 bit sample 1111 > Processed as 8 bit audio 11110000 > Reduced by 50% 01111000 > > So far so good, but the SB3 needs to output this as a 4 bit sample to > the DAC. So truncating: > > Output 4 bit sample 0111 > > The 4 bit sample is now a 3 bit sample. Half the size of the original > (which it would need to be, for half the volume), but half of the > dynamic range is lost.
No, the point is that the DAC is 24-bit, so nothing is lost. R. _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
