--- In "stoatwizard" <> wrote:
>
> > the (ugly) quantization noise
> > > of the 16 bit format.
> >
> > The vast majority of people do not find CD quality "ugly"
> >
> > Maybe folks need some perspective and some restraint in use of such
> > terms....
>
> I think the perspective is needed right here :) saying the quanitzation
> noise is ugly is not the same thing as saying CD quality is ugly.
> Quantization noise is ugly - which is why if the original recording has
> a particularly low noise floor dither is added to remove the structure.
> Raimund is saying that in nature recording the natural noise floor is
> sufficiently high that the process of adding dither is not needed to
> eliminate the ugly quantization noise as the noise level is higher than
> the dither would be. Nowhere do I read him stating or inferring "CD
> quality is ugly"
>
Yes, this is exactly what I meant. I'm sorry for any confusion that
might have been caused by my poor English...
Regards,
Raimund
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