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32-bit (floating point) is available to anyone ...

even my old copy of Cool Edit does all processing internally at 32 bits floating point.

So does your Denon DVD-A11.

Other packages will also do 32-bit integer, but i prefer 32-bit floating.

The new Intel HD Audio specification (in their latest generation 915/925 chipsets) will process up to 8 channels of audio at 192/32.

Unfortunately, none of the first generation motherboards implement the spec very well, using either the C-Media 9880 codec (SNR only 92 dB - less than 16 bits resolution!) or the RealTek ALC880 (100dB SNR DACs, but ADC hobbled to 20 bit at 85 dB SNR)

I was hoping to upgrade my HTPC to the latest chipset, but now it looks like i will need to wait a bit longer.


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