On: 24-Bit vs. 16-Bit Audio Test – Part II: Results and Conclusions

[retrogradeorbit]

Listen for "graininess" in the 8 bit undithered sound as the voice gets quieter. You should be able to make that out. That's quantization distortion. The dithering removes that, but adds the noise.

[corysama → retrogradeorbit]

This is the clearest demonstration of audio dither I've come across: http://youtu.be/h59LwyJbfzs

[gcb0 → corysama]

oh my god. that is even worse!

so explain why 'dithering' was 'masking' the results?! it makes it extremely obvious that it is the lower resolution sample!