>> Recording wise 24 bit gives you a greater dynamic sampling range. But >> for most people it's not needed for playback as your CDs and DVDs >> are already in a 16 bit format. And the benefit on playback is >> minimal. Aside from generally being a better soundcard, rather than >> from the media that it will be playing. Are you looking for a card >> that only does 24 bit? Most that I know of do 16 and 24 bit. And the >> only 24 bit media I have is that that I created myself. > > I can recommend becoming a Neil Young fan. He has released several CDs now > with a "bonus" DVD containing the entire album in 96/24 (PCM) :-) Are you sure about that? I know he released a bunch of DVD-A discs with 24-bit stuff, but are you saying he released normal DVDs with 24/96 files just sitting there? Google is no help. Can you name one or two? I'm a huge fan. BTW, the entire Doors catalog is available on DVD-A in 24/96. - Grant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
