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See: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f133/24bit-vs-16bit-myth-exploded-415361/http://www.avguide.com/forums/red-book-riddle-solvedDoes this make sense?Danny
Quote from: firedog on 25 Aug 2009, 01:33 pmSee: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f133/24bit-vs-16bit-myth-exploded-415361/http://www.avguide.com/forums/red-book-riddle-solvedDoes this make sense?Danny93 dB of dynamic range is not enough in my book. I'll take the 24-bit tracks. Even the audio stacks on PC and Mac deal with 24-bit data better. Less distortion added IME.Changing 16-bit data to 24-bit with padding even sounds better IME. Why do you thing that Sonos went to the trouble of changing 16-bit 44.1 to 24-bit 44.1? Sounds better.Steve N.
Quote from: audioengr on 25 Aug 2009, 09:28 pmQuote from: firedog on 25 Aug 2009, 01:33 pmSee: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f133/24bit-vs-16bit-myth-exploded-415361/http://www.avguide.com/forums/red-book-riddle-solvedDoes this make sense?Danny93 dB of dynamic range is not enough in my book. I'll take the 24-bit tracks. Even the audio stacks on PC and Mac deal with 24-bit data better. Less distortion added IME.Changing 16-bit data to 24-bit with padding even sounds better IME. Why do you thing that Sonos went to the trouble of changing 16-bit 44.1 to 24-bit 44.1? Sounds better.Steve N.SONOS went to 24-bit? I might be mistaken, but I thought when I recently checked their website, the specs still say 16-bit.
Quote from: MikeDC on 25 Aug 2009, 09:36 pmQuote from: audioengr on 25 Aug 2009, 09:28 pmQuote from: firedog on 25 Aug 2009, 01:33 pmSee: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f133/24bit-vs-16bit-myth-exploded-415361/http://www.avguide.com/forums/red-book-riddle-solvedDoes this make sense?Danny93 dB of dynamic range is not enough in my book. I'll take the 24-bit tracks. Even the audio stacks on PC and Mac deal with 24-bit data better. Less distortion added IME.Changing 16-bit data to 24-bit with padding even sounds better IME. Why do you thing that Sonos went to the trouble of changing 16-bit 44.1 to 24-bit 44.1? Sounds better.Steve N.SONOS went to 24-bit? I might be mistaken, but I thought when I recently checked their website, the specs still say 16-bit.The output of the Sonos is 24-bit 44.1Steve N.
Quote from: audioengr on 25 Aug 2009, 10:29 pmQuote from: MikeDC on 25 Aug 2009, 09:36 pmQuote from: audioengr on 25 Aug 2009, 09:28 pmQuote from: firedog on 25 Aug 2009, 01:33 pmSee: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f133/24bit-vs-16bit-myth-exploded-415361/http://www.avguide.com/forums/red-book-riddle-solvedDoes this make sense?Danny93 dB of dynamic range is not enough in my book. I'll take the 24-bit tracks. Even the audio stacks on PC and Mac deal with 24-bit data better. Less distortion added IME.Changing 16-bit data to 24-bit with padding even sounds better IME. Why do you thing that Sonos went to the trouble of changing 16-bit 44.1 to 24-bit 44.1? Sounds better.Steve N.SONOS went to 24-bit? I might be mistaken, but I thought when I recently checked their website, the specs still say 16-bit.The output of the Sonos is 24-bit 44.1Steve N.I'm resurrecting this question regarding SONOS, NOT to stir up any trouble--trust me--but because I'm considering purchasing CD's from Chesky and HDTracks.com who provide hi-rez recordings that are 24-bit. So....I posed the question (see below) directly to SONOS. They responded that their system is 16-bit. So, I'm not sure what all of this means, or perhaps I am not fully understanding this concept. But I have a very practical reason for seeking clarification as those hi-rez discs are not cheap! THANKS!Subject 16-bit or 24-bit Discussion Thread Response (Mike L) 08/25/2009 06:08 PM Dear Michael,Currently we only support up to 16-bit audio files. Thanks for contacting Sonos.Regards,MikeSonos Support Customer (Michael W) 08/25/2009 04:35 PM Is SONOS a 16-bit or 24-bit system?