Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

--- vibesart <vibesart@...> wrote:
> Great post Aaron. Given this neccesary situation w/re to headroom,
> does this mean that (presuming a 16 bit D/A) the "low level"
> S/PDIF signal is not a full 16 bits  - i.e. like 8-12 bits or
> something, given that level corresponds directly to bit depth in
> digital audio?

I think the S/PDIF is 20 bit, but I don't really recall.  It might be
24 bit, and it might depend on the S/PDIF / AES Pro setting in the
global menu.

> Is the D/A in the XL7 16, 20 or 24 bits?

24 bit, but converters never achieve the accuracy of their input.  Even
the best converters out there get about 18-20 bits resolution
(106-118dB SNR) and that's not even counting THD.

-Aaron

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