OK, now it's my turn to be confused. Even considering this new, more explicit
data, the results indicate we should have no preference for hi/lo sensitivity
(as far as noise goes). This is not conventionally repeated wisdom. So there is
still a contradiction somewhere.
-- Robin Parmar
--- In "Raimund" <> wrote:
> Hi Chris,
>
> Yes, this might be indeed a bit confusing...
>
> The table entry "LS-10/11 SENSE LOW, LEVEL 10 = -113 dBu" applies to a
> bit-depth of 16 bits, which is the setting that I use by default on all my
> tests because at the maximum gain setting of each recorder, there is
> generally no difference between 16 and 24 bits.
>
> This low gain setting of the LS10/11 (at 16 bit resolution) will however add
> an additional quantization noise component, that you can get rid of by
> selecting the 24 bit format instead. The corresponding value at the 24 bit
> setting is as follows:
>
> Olympus LS-10/11 (SENSE LOW, LEVEL 10, 24 bit) = -121dBu(A)
>
> I just added the missing "16 bit" label in order to prevent this kind of
> confusion.
>
> Regards,
> Raimund
>
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