Phil Leigh;540179 Wrote: > Well Rick that's actually an interesting question but I don't believe it > has anything to do with "detail"... > > IMO (and many other peoples) each track has its optimum minimum level > for playback - if it's quieter it just sounds a bit "weak" and > unexciting. Get to that magic level and it grips you. Go too far and > some tracks get a bit "shrieky" on some systems. > > > IMO for most tracks there is a magic level where the track comes alive > and sounds great. Some speakers also have a certain amount of (what > I'll call) "inertia" and need to be operating at a certain level to > "open up and sing" > > > To put things in perspective, in the 70's-80's people aspired to a top > range vinyl or tape playback system with a dynamic range equivalent to > top studios. This was in fact somewhere around 75-80dB at absolute best > (usually somewhat lower). 16-bit has a DR of 96dB when properly > recorded...
Again, my apologies for being stupid, but I find this rather fascinating. Assuming your example of properly recorded music at 16 bit---having a DR of 96db......is that 96db something one can measure with a decibal meter or is that measured via some other methodology? -- rgro Rick System information ------------------------ Running Squeeze Server 7.5.0 r30464 on Windows 7 64 bit/ HP Pavillion w/Intel i7 processor. 1 Duet Controller running 7.5.0 r8673, and 1 receiver running firmware V 65. Controller and receiver configured in all-wireless set-up using Netgear WNDR 3700. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ rgro's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77725 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
