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SirMasterlast Tuesday at 9:32 PM1 replyview on HN

There's no benefit to more than 16-bits. 16-bit allows for a dynamic range of 96dB. No music is mastered anywhere near this dynamic range.

24-bit helps in production pipelines for mixing, but for end user playback it's pointless.


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doublerabbitlast Tuesday at 9:39 PM

Maybe pointless, but if provided why not?

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