[sdiy] move over you 32 bit DACs ...

[Mattias Rickardsson]

True, Harry!
And mono will do... So why is it stereo?

/mr

Den tors 3 feb. 2022 22:10Mr&MrsAccount <hbissell at wowway.com> skrev:

> Yes you will need 64 bits, but only once...
>
> Harry
>
>
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> *From: *Mattias <mr at analogue.org>
> *To: *Brian <brianw at audiobanshee.com>
> *Cc: *Synth <synth-diy at synth-diy.org>
> *Date: *Thursday, 3 February 2022 3:52 PM EST
> *Subject: *Re: [sdiy] move over you 32 bit DACs ...
>
> Brian Willoughby <brianw at audiobanshee.com> skrev:
>
>> Speaking of jet engines, I went to an AES talk where someone explained
>> that 24 bits is enough to span the dynamic range from  the softest sound
>> that the human ear can pick up, all the way to the pressure wave (of 2
>> atmospheres?) a couple of miles from an atomic blast. That convinces me
>> that I don't need to search for a 32-bit DAC, much less a 64-bit DAC.
>
>
> 2 atmospheres... Sounds a bit like you're referring to the loudest
> possible sound in air, 194 dB?
> 24 bits won't take you to more than 144 dB. And since even 32 bits give a
> futile 192.6 dB, it seems like the next level will be needed: 64 bits. ;-)
>
> /mr
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