darrenyeats;543576 Wrote: > I think I see where you're coming from. > > If you look at the tests volume 30 is 12.5db of attenuaton but the > result is only 7.1db reduction in dynamic range from 40 (max). This is > noticeably different to stepping from volume 30 to volume 20, a further > 12.5db attenuation but which results in a more expected 11.7db reduction > in dynamic range. > > Why is the initial drop off nowhere near 12.5db decibels? > > Darren
Correct. At least some folks are reading. The DAC is not an absolute finite device. It's not 24bit, it's not 20bit, it's barely even 16bit. As you shift down. You're not losing discrete WHOLE bits. You're just pushing them into a range of the DAC where it performs worse. So it converts those low bits but not as well as it does in higher positions. -- 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=77725 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
