cliveb;532132 Wrote: > Ah, right, in that case I agree: that much digital attenuation is > definitely to be avoided. > > Funny thing is, though, that Fxdwg123 said he preferred the sound of > the TP/DAC direct to his power amps *with 48dB of digital attenuation* > over the sound of the TP/DAC at 100% through his Meridian G02. If he's > using 16 bit source material, then -48dB doesn't actually lose much if > any resolution through a 24 bit DAC (ignoring non-linearity of the > lower bits). All it does is degrade the S/N ratio. If he's listening at > fairly low levels, I posit that the extra noise could still be > inaudible.
And no 24bit DAC actually resolves 24bits. More like 20bits for a good 24bit DAC. So now your talking -24dB before you start losing bits (Also ignoring non-linearity of lower bits which I believe is critical) -- mswlogo XP > Cat5 > Transporter/DuetController > SPDIF > Meridian G68 > DSP6000, DSP5500HC, DSP5000 XP > Cat5 > SB3 > SPDIF > Meridian DSP5000 XP > Cat5 > DuetReceiver > SPDIF > Meridian G91 > DSP5000 'My Transporter Setup' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=350741&postcount=45) 'Hitch Hikers Guide to Meridian' (http://www.meridianunplugged.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mswlogo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9090 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76659 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
