Is 24 bit better than 16?
Is 24 bit better than 16? The 16-bit example always shows a bumpy, jagged reproduction of a sine-wave or other signal, while the 24-bit equivalent looks beautifully smooth and higher resolution.
Is 16-bit high quality?
16-bit audio is fine for everyone While that's all well and good, your ears can't actually hear that difference in sound due to a phenomenon called auditory masking. Your physiology makes quieter sounds muted by louder ones, and the closer they are in frequency to each other: the more they're masked out by your brain.