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Convention Paper

The Practical Performance Limits of multi-bit Sigma-Delta modulation

Authors: Angus, James

AES Convention 110 · Paper 5394 · May 2001

Abstract

This paper presents a novel method which allows a direct comparison of the benefits of multi-bit Sigma-Delta modulation versus PCM in audio systems, when physically implemented. It then goes on to examine the effect of various errors, in particular nonlinearity and jitter in the two systems, and shows that the effect of component tolerances strongly limit the maximum performance of multi-bit quantisers in such systems.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 110
AES Convention
110
Paper number
5394
Publication date
May 6, 2001
Session subject
Signal Processing for Audio
Affiliation
School of Acoustics and Electronic Engineering, University of Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester, England (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper