Home Digital Drive

Upsamplers, DACs, jitter, shakes and analogue withdrawals, this is it.

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] Thread: [ Display  All  Email ] [ Digital Drive ]
[ Alert Moderator ]

RE: Digital -still improving

Hi,

> If listeners can hear a difference between 105db
> and 140db then something must be going on.

Well, there is a logical flaw here. You would first have to demonstrate that the difference heard between different DAC's i down to the different SNR's.

BTW, 105dB SNR means that if 0dBFS peaks are set to produce 105dB SPL at the listening position and if the rest of the system has no noise (and the recording microphones had no noise), the systems self noise would be essentially 0dB or at the limit of audibility.

By demanding at least 110dB SNR we are already past that.

Anyway, my point was that if you hear differences between a >110dB SNR DAC and one with (say) 140dB, you are not hearing the differences in SNR.

As to theory and practice, don't worry, I practice. A lot...

Thor

At 20 bits, you are on the verge of dynamic range covering fly-farts-at-20-feet to intolerable pain. Really, what more could we need?

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
  Western Glow Tube Service  

Follow Ups Full Thread
Follow Ups
FAQ

Post a Message!

 Forgot Password?
Moniker (Username):
Password (Optional):
  Remember my Moniker & Password  (What's this?)    Eat Me
E-Mail (Optional):
Subject:
Message:   (Posts are subject to Content Rules)
Optional Link URL:
Optional Link Title:
Optional Image URL:
Upload Image:
E-mail Replies:  Automagically notify you when someone responds.

[ Top Top of Page ] [ Contact Us ] [ Support/Wish List ] [ Copyright © 2024, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]
[ General ] [ Speakers ] [ Tubes ] [ Vinyl ] [ Digital ] [ Hi-Rez ] [ Video Asylum ] [ Cables ] [ Tweaks/DIY ] [ Music ] [ Films ]