Nick Lidakis wrote: > On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 02:13:22PM +0200, Clemens Ladisch wrote: >> No device is actually using 32 bits, as there is no DAC chip >> that is capable of outputting even 24 bits. > > Can you elaborate your statement? We're talking digital-to-analog > conversion, right? Yes. All DACs have a noise level so high that they cannot output a signal from a 24-bit source that would be measurably different from a signal from a source with less than 24 bits. With about 6 dB per bit, a DAC would have to be capable of a dynamic range of more than 144 dB for 32 bits to make sense. > ESS Sabre DAC decodes 32 bit > audio:http://www.esstech.com/index.php?p=products_DAC It _decodes_ them, but I notice that ESS makes no claim that any bit beyond the 23rd makes any difference in the output. Regards, Clemens ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
