Comment by nok22kon
4 days ago
thermal noise allows about 18-22 bits of real precision at audio level voltages, so it's plausible that 16 bit is somewhat limiting
4 days ago
thermal noise allows about 18-22 bits of real precision at audio level voltages, so it's plausible that 16 bit is somewhat limiting
16 bit may limit it on the input side, but the question is more about human hearing's sensitivity on the "output" side ...
What? You still operate your ADCs without active cooling?
I'm writing in jest, but long time ago, -hp- used actively cooled FETs (not a very popular approach today as that caused problems with condensation and we have better FETs now).