could somone explane S/N Ratio to me plz

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signal/noise ratio

Basically the relative amount of distortion you get when you crank up the volume. Higher is better.
 
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Originally posted by Ratty
i want to know what is better when buying a mixer but i am not sure what is better, a low one or a high one?

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SNR is the ratio between the signal (eg music) and the noise (hiss) introduced by the component. So the value should be as high as possible.

e.g. the Soundblaster Audigy 2 has a claimed SNR 0f 106dBa front channels, and ~90 dBa for teh rest of the channels.

The M-Audio revolution has a claimed SNR of 107dBa for all channels.

The M-Audio card has a better SNR than the soundplaster, considerably better for most of the channels.
 
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thanks, those replies were just what i was looking for, i did google it at first but that just gave me really technical answers that i could not understand. I now know what i am looking for

Cheers

Ratty ;)
 
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