In rec.audio.tech David Looser wrote:
"geoff" wrote in message
around 15kHz, the click spectrum would go much higher than that so
preserving the fast risetime of the clicks would be of value to automatic
click detection software. On the other hand the S/N ratio of no better than
70dB requires only a 13-bit ADC, leaving a margin of 3 bits (18dB) for click
headroom/ post digitising amplification even when using a 16-bit converter.
And it doesn't matter if high-amplitude clicks are clipped, as long as the
rise-time is preserved.

I would be astonished if anyone could tell the difference between an
original 24-bit digitisation and a 16-bit one when digitising vinyl.

You must not visit 'audiophile' forums much. Such claims are routine
-- as is the claim that neither digitization will sound as good as the
vinyl. They';re never backed up with anything like hard evidence, of course
but they're not at all uncommon. So if you ever feel like being thus astonished,
or perhaps depressed, visit audioasylum.com or stevehoffman.tv



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