This paper clarifies some of the confusion that has arisen over the efficacy of dither in PCM and Sigma-Delta Modulation systems.It describes a fair means of comparison between them. It presents results that show dither is effective in Sigma-Delta Modulation systems of any order,and proposes methods for achieving optimum performance in both systems.

Author: Angus, James A. S.
Affiliation: School of Acoustics and Electronic Engineering, University of Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester, England
AES Convention: 111 (November 2001) Paper Number: 5478
Publication Date: November 1, 2001
Subject: High Resolution Audio

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