A query about 24 bit DACs
Posted by: quincy on 27 October 2001
I intend to hook up a Teac DAT machine to the system. The converters in the Teac are,I believe, 20 bit.
Would there be any advantage in taking an SP/DIF cable from the digital out and plugging it into a 24 bit DAC before sending the signal to the 32-5 ?
AQD
Posted on: 27 October 2001 by Andrew L. Weekes
The increased jitter from the SPDIF is likely to bugger things up, and most DAC's don't use their full resolution due to poor / cheap clock design.
Try it though, it might just work.
Andy.
Posted on: 28 October 2001 by quincy
The DAC is a Midiman Flying Calf
quote:
Originally posted by ashley:
what is the dac? is it going to sound any better than the regular dacs on the dat? you will probably have to use some dither on the 24bit dac to "round up" the 20 bit input. can the dac cope with the same sampling frequency that the dat puts out? lots of questions but that is digital for you!
ashley.
Posted on: 28 October 2001 by bam
DAT? I know a lot about these creatures.
I think your question is really about what external DAC will sound better than the Teac internal DAC. I don't know. But don't let things like no of bits fool you - only 16 are needed in any case and less if using an oversampling DAC. Any decent DAC will reclock the input to reduce jitter to miniscual levels before the D/A so the interconnect itself should not be a concern.
I think your question is really about what external DAC will sound better than the Teac internal DAC. I don't know. But don't let things like no of bits fool you - only 16 are needed in any case and less if using an oversampling DAC. Any decent DAC will reclock the input to reduce jitter to miniscual levels before the D/A so the interconnect itself should not be a concern.
Posted on: 28 October 2001 by David Dever
The Flying Calf might sound different, but it's not as good as it could be...I've got an older (original) Tascam DA-30 myself; it actually sounds better (more musical, better fundamentals) than its replacement (DA-30 mkII) on playback--I don't record in the analogue domain into the DAT (ol' Pro Tools 16-bit interface does the trick instead--also better on playback than its more expensive 24-bit sibling).
Dave Dever, NANA
Posted on: 28 October 2001 by quincy
David
I intend to hook up a Flying Calf 20 bit ADC to a Midiman mixer and record, with a stereo pair, some acoustic guitar onto the Teac.
Any thoughts?
AQD
quote:
Originally posted by David Dever:
The Flying Calf might sound different, but it's not as good as it could be...I've got an older (original) Tascam DA-30 myself; it actually sounds better (more musical, better fundamentals) than its replacement (DA-30 mkII) _on playback_--I don't record in the analogue domain into the DAT (ol' Pro Tools 16-bit interface does the trick instead--also better on playback than its more expensive 24-bit sibling).Dave Dever, NANA