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On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 06:27:39PM -0700, Niels Mayer wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 1:41 PM,  wrote:
> Shouldn't the output level be the same, and only the resolution improved --

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> whatever is the standard peak-to-peak voltage

> for consumer audio (~ 2vpp?). Otherwise, we'll risk electrocution when they

> invent 64 bit DACs :-)

The limiting factors are the output impedance of the converter,

(which is a thermal noise source, no matter how good the DAC

is) and the noise floor of the output opamps. 
Since most opamps can deliver much more than 2 Vpp, and

pro levels are higher anyway, it makes sense to expand

the range at that end.
Ciao,
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