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High-Frequency Information Completely Lost
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Figure 3c - Disproportionate Loss of
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Figure 3d - Type IV Mapping Preserves
Now you’re probably wondering, “What’s the catch? I can’t get something for nothing so what did I give up?” You may be worried that your A/D noise floor got 4 dB worse because we borrowed the top 4 dB of your converter. This is certainly a valid concern. Fortunately, we have the answer! Without going into the confidential technical details, by using our proprietary analog and digital Type IV™ processing, we reclaim the original A/D noise level! So what you get is free headroom!
The benefits of the dbx Type IV™ Conversion System can easily be heard by switching it in and out while listening to signals with
The dbx Type IV™ Conversion System succeeds in combining the best of the analog and digital worlds to capture the truest essence and fullest dynamic range of audio signals. Who else but dbx would bring you this technology!
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