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From: Tomasz Nidecki 
Subject: Re: Delfina
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 97 00:40:00


Yoadie yo ho !!!

Based on a message from NaNo to ,

 >> Maybe... But directly from Petsoff it costs you $420. How much do you pay
 >> via the dealer?
 N> He couldn't give me an exact price, but said something around $400.. that

I wonder how he does it... :)

 N> also include a 2 year warranty, and I could trade it in if I wasn't

Not a bad deal.

 N> happy with it. So it's actually cheaper to order it direct from the
 N> manufactor? I didn't know I could order products direct from a
 N> manufactor... thought I had to run some sort of business to do that.

Come on... really... it all depends on the manufacturer. You would 
REALLY have MANY less questions if you went very carefully through 
Petsoff website at http://www.sci.fi/~petsoff

 N> Could be that it plays 16 bit samples trough a 12 bit out put. When

That's what it does - if you have a 16 bit sample it plays it in 12 bit ;)

 N> sampling I can choose between 8 and 16 bit sampling.

Can't believe that.

 >> Nope, you can visit their home page and their offer is still up there. No
 >> word on Aura 16-bit.
 N> Strange this..

Go and look for yourself...

 >> There is very little difference in hearing between 12 and 16 bit, much
 >> less than between 8 and 12.
 N> How about 14 and 16?

Also very little difference. Mostly noise level and "crispness" of the 
sound. You will hear more difference if you mix more channels. If you mix, 
say, 16 channels, I believe you lose 4 bits of resolution (unless mixing 
is done with a larger amount of bits). Then from 12 you get 8 and you 
hear the difference, from 16 you get 12 and the difference is not that bad...

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