Regnad
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Is there any advantage to having the computer and drive in the living room, other than the user interface?
A bit OT, hope that's OK...
A bit OT, hope that's OK...
Originally Posted by Regnad /img/forum/go_quote.gif Is there any advantage to having the computer and drive in the living room, other than the user interface? A bit OT, hope that's OK... |
Originally Posted by Regnad /img/forum/go_quote.gif Is there any advantage to having the computer and drive in the living room, other than the user interface? A bit OT, hope that's OK... |
Originally Posted by little-endian /img/forum/go_quote.gif Interesting statement, Elias. I already asked myself why Benchmark doesn't list the dynamic range of the DAC1. Although this value is often used equally to the signal to noise ratio, some seem to distinguish between them. For example, according to the mastering engineer Bob Katz, one can hear details below the noise level, thus the dynamik range can be greater than the SNR, especially in conjunction with dithering (as far as I remember he gave 91 dB SNR and ~ 116 dB dynamik range for properly dithered 16 bit material). Now it would be interesting to know how great the dynamic range (!) of the DAC1 actually is. If it should be really able to resolve the 24th bit, it would have to exceed 140 dB. Is this the case? I'm confused also why more than 20 Bit of wordlength are used, at all if no converter is actually able to reach such a huge SNR and dynamic range. Many devices don't even match 20 bit performance (by pure math). I'm sure you can clarify this. Again this would be worth an own thread. little-endian |
Originally Posted by EliasGwinn /img/forum/go_quote.gif The human-hearing threshold is not dependent on bit-depth. |
Originally Posted by EliasGwinn /img/forum/go_quote.gif Conversely, the 24th bit can absolutely be realized, but it will be almost 30 dB below the noise floor. The human ear can discern tones more then 30 dB below the noise floor, so the 24 th bit is audible in the DAC1. We have confirmed this using an FFT and with listening tests. |
Originally Posted by music_man /img/forum/go_quote.gif usb has a specified length limit. i think it is 15' or there about. you can increase this to about 45' with amplification. you will run into errors with an amplified signal. for data this is not a huge problem for casual computing. we would never use usb over 6' in pro audio. neither would users of mission critical bussiness applications. for music enjoyment it is up to you what level of error you can deal with. at the point of dropouts i would pass. if you need long runs i'd go with a bit perfect wireless solution or usb>cat5, coaxial etc. |
Originally Posted by EliasGwinn /img/forum/go_quote.gif In other words, no one could reliably discern the difference between the original and the 20th generation!! |