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DAC Output 192/16 vs. 192/24 Will I Hear A Difference

I am planning on purchasing a DAC in the near future and although I have done
some research, I am not clear on some of the technical aspects. I will be streaming
Qobuz from a Node 2i to an external DAC.

With Qobuz, will there be a difference in audio quality with a DAC that outputs
192/16 vs. 192/24? If there is a difference, will it be audible?
I am not interested in DSD.
Thanks.  
ericsch
erik_squires
15,647 posts
 
Found a great article on Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_bit_depth

Pay particular attention to the dynamic range section, you can see that the dynamic range of the 24 bit data exceeds 144 dB, which is hard to actually do in real life due to typical noise issues. At this point it's just bragging rights.
ericsch OP
750 posts
 
Thanks, your responses have been helpful. 
mikelavigne
2,143 posts
 
there are no dac chips that can do higher than 16/44 but can't do 24 bit. why would a dac builder limit bit depth but higher sampling rates?

i think we are talking about a non issue here. 
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