Uwotm8 Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Am I allowed to be stupid here? I hope so. I own Sony WH-1000XM3 and two smartphones. Both same setting in dev options and in Poweramp options. I aim to achieve best quality from setup I have. I have two devices, despite having same setting, the output is different. I'm total amateur, I'm not into music settings. I hope you can explain me how to achieve best quality. In simple words - I assume it's better to achieve 32bit than 24bit. Am I right? Problem: despite having both same setups on both devices, the output is different. What's more: the 32bit output device is over 2 years old, the 24bit output device had a premiere this month. Despite my efforts, I can't make the output to 32bit. What causes this problem and how to fix this? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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andrewilley Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Some devices lock their bitrates to specific frequency settings, which might be what you are seeing - e.g. 192kHz output forces 24-bit, while 384kHz forces 32-bit. To be honest though, 32-bit is little more than an audio marketing gimmick. Even 24-bit gives you the dynamic range of silence up to a hearing-damaging 144dB (louder than being next to a jet aircraft during take-off). See https://www.mojo-audio.com/blog/the-24bit-delusion/ Andre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxmp Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 The "Direct HD 10" is the new approach used for some Qualcomm SoCs on Android 10+. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uwotm8 Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 But funny thing is that the older device could maintain 32bit while new one only allows for 24bit. Does log say anything? Is there a way to change direct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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