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Good Day! Newbie here most of my music are downloaded in the internet, i have a question guys foobar2k--->wasapi(push): speakers(odac)----->takstarpro80, hd tracks 24/96, 16/24 files no problem playing,  24/96hz vinyl rip im hearing a crackling noise in the background, is that normal on vinyl rip or just the setting problem on my foobak2k?
Thanks in advance. GoodBless!

 

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Vinyl has an effective noise floor of around -70 dB at best (vinyl aficionados can correct me if this is wrong, but it's close), higher with dust on the record. 16 bit audio has a noise floor of -96 dB, about 6 times quieter. 24 bit audio has a noise floor of -144 dB, and your digital gear probably has a noise floor of around -100 dB.
 
In other words, yes you will definitely get more background noise with vinyl rips, but this can be minimized with a careful cleaning before the rip. In any case there's absolutely no point in ripping vinyl at 24 bits because 16 bits easily captures all the dynamic range of vinyl.

 

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thanks for the fast reply. i thought the problem was on my settings.