To answer the original question, this recording has a peak way way below 0db. It's wasting digital dynamic range.
If you were to compare this recording, with these levels, via hi-rez and 16-bit playback it would put 16-bit in an unrealistic and unnecessarily bad light. I don't want to be a conspiracy theorist but...! -- darrenyeats http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/richpub/listmania/byauthor/A3H57URKQB8AQO/ref=cm_pdp_content_listmania/203-7606506-5721503. (Inguz bass EQ'd) SB3 -> (pre bypassed) Krell KAV-300i -> PMC AB-1 (caps bass EQ'd) Desktop -> Genius Slab SW-flat2.1 700 Sennheiser HD 25-1 II Awaiting delivery: -> Benchmark DAC1 HDR -> ATC SCM50ASL + ATC C4 Sub ------------------------------------------------------------------------ darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84091 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
