So, a question on the Multibit DAC Family.
If I play a 16-bit 44.1khz file using any of the Multibit DACs, it will be converted to 32-bit and then run through the "megaburrito filter" to become 32-bit 176.4khz.
On the Bifrost, it will be rounded to 16-bit 176.4khz and then input to the DAC chips for conversion to analog.
On the Gungnir, it will be rounded to 18-bit 176.4khz and then input to the DAC chips for conversion to analog.
On the Yggdrasil, it will be rounded to 20-bit 176.4khz and then input to the DAC chips for conversion to analog.
It seems to me that for 16-bit audio files, the higher than 16-bit resolution of the DAC chips does not get used (since you have 100% of the 16-bits on all three DACs), and it only gets used for playback of 24-bit audio files.
Am I missing something ? Thanks.
(I realize that there are other differences like power supplies, analog output stages, 8x oversampling instead of 4x, etc.)