On Sun, Feb 26, 2006 at 08:28:20AM -0800, Maluvia wrote: > What I *have* been wondering for a long time is why the AD/DA > technology is stuck at 24-bit? For audio it's 'stuck' well below 24 bits. > I've already heard all the brush-off arguments: nobody needs anything > higher, you can't hear the difference Perfectly valid arguments. > I *can* hear the difference, and bit-depth is far more critical > to audio fidelity than sample-rate. Bullshit. If you can hear the difference between a 20 bit converter and a >20 bit one, what you hear is the difference between two converters, regardless of the number of bits they use. > I want to build a digital recording system that has the same fidelity > as a 24-track reel-to-reel, and I believe this can in fact be achieved Even 16 bits correctly dithered is better than 24 tracks on a 2 inch tape. -- FA
