Archimago wrote: > This has been accurate in my testing. The noise floor varies depending > on the frequency and usually, what I have seen is that the EMU's ADC > noise floor is excellent from 100Hz to 10kHz ~-130dB with some noise > susceptibility lower down and above. Less susceptible to noise as > expected with the use of balanced cables and equipment. > > For example, no problem at all measuring the LSB of a 16-bit signal as > demonstrated here: > http://archimago.blogspot.ca/2013/07/measurements-dac-waveform-peeping-903db.html > > Easily measure below -96dB... I estimate that within the 20Hz-20kHz > range, the EMU's limit is around -110dB with reasonable confidence. This > is the level the Transporter and TEAC UD-501 measure using balanced > interconnects. > > All the best with your testing Kellen! > And many of my thanks go out to you, Archimago.
I did the loopbacks test and got each of noise and dynamic range @ -112db. My thinking is this reading is the best the EMU can perform at, no? If so, how can it show my Touch testings @ -130db as it does? Is it a guess work on the EMUs part? Should I only be satisfied with tests on gears no better than -112db? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kellen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16569 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97950 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
