On Sat, Sep 26, 2015 at 10:36 AM, Martijn van Beurden <mva...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > * This is nuts. 24 bits has a dynamic range of ~140dB which is roughly > > the difference between a quiet whisper in a quiet room, to the sound > > of a jet engine at 10 meters. Surely that is enough? > > Yes, this is nuts. First, 24-bit is already overkill, as there > is no hardware (ADC or DAC) that can handle more than 120dB of > dynamic range anyway. There probably never will be hardware that > can handle the full 24 bits, because at this point that hardware > is already pushing the boundary of thermal noise. Second, most > 32-bit material is 32-bit float, and that is something the FLAC > format can't handle. I really wonder why anyone would have > 32-bit integer material anyway. I second that... -- Pierre-Yves http://www.mjuware.com, home of FlacNetLib
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