> >>1 bit systems operate in the 3 MHz sampling rate range, not 44.1 kHz.
DAN:
> > A scheme by Sony to get everybody (including studios) to buy new
>> equipment. For no benefit whatsoever except to Sony. Sounds the same
>> as good PCM (conventional digital).
WALT:
>In this case we are talking about a technology designed by X-wave, and
>then bought by Sennheiser. They changed the parameters slightly, but not
>the fundamentals. I kind of doubt there is anything Sony in it. I've
>certainly seen the 1 bit oversampling A/D's in a lot more than just Sony
>equipment.
>
>According to Pohlmann, the 1bit oversampling A/D's were invented to get
>around the inherent noise in the analog filtering used in regular A/D's.
Sorry, I guess it was the expressin "1 bit system" that triggered my
rant. Indeed I believe most A/D converters nowadays oversample at a
high sampling rate, a beneficial technique. I was talking about Sony
DSD, that is distributed on SACD, a "1 bit system" of recording.
-Dan Dugan
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