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Re: portable hd recorders

Subject: Re: portable hd recorders
From: Walter Knapp <>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 12:06:00 -0400
From: Rob Danielson <>

> Thanks for the clariication and patience. And the ~4 bit improvement 
> is most audible when one is able to play back the 24 bit files on 
> high quality D-A converters-- which very few can do today. I am 
> impressed by the investments some people are making towards speakers 
> though!  Rob D.

Read through Pohlmann's stuff, lots to think about there. I was just 
giving a head's up in posting about this. I'm no expert. Nice thing 
about his book, it's factual, does not get into which is better too 
much, just how everything works.

Pohlmann, of course, has a large section on D/A's as well. I'm sure you 
have to match both ends to have any chance of preserving the quality.

I guess that's part of the problem with going 24, if your potential 
audience won't have the equipment to notice.

I just wish the speaker manufacturers were a bit more sound quality 
oriented. Particularly for sound quality when played softly. I swear we 
had a lot better choices in the 70's. For a lot less money.

Walt




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