Signal to Noise Ratio

[Vaiyen]

Is it a good thing to have SNR in your mp3 player?
and what exactly does it mean?

pardon the noob here.

 

[soft]

there will always be SNR. it is a matter of how much.

it is a measure of how much noise is there as compared to supposed clean signal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal-to-noise_ratio

 

[Vaiyen]

ok, but the specs for some mp3 players list the SNR as 'NA'.
and some have SNR as 90dB.

so i presume the higher the SNR, the cleaner it is, and hence better?

 

[thor666]

for audiophiles, basically the higher the number, the less distortion, and therefore the better player in terms of clarity and fidelity, all else equals.

 

[Vaiyen]

thanks guys, its a great help.
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