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[jaycee]

Originally Posted by Grinnygog

What exactly is the difference between 24bit and 16bit? I understand the whole sampling rate issue, but have never heard what this meant. I've noticed that 24bit mastered CDs are usually louder and seem to have a larger frequency range. But can a person actually burn a 24bit CD - or are all CDs burned at 16bit without a special program or drive? You mentioned the file sizes are twice as big - so that makes me wonder how a person COULD burn a 24bit CD over 40 minutes. AND is the 24bit sound better only on high end equipment, or is there an improvement on ANY output?

Does this help? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_bit_depth
I only know about bits when it comes to computer (instruction set) architecture, I'm afraid.