Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR)

[NoStateofMind]

The higher Signal to Noise Ratio the better right? Or is the lower the SNR the better?

 

[dwell]

More signal, less noise.

 

[NoStateofMind]

Originally posted by: Chris
More signal, less noise.

So you're saying the higher SNR the better? The reason I ask is someone is trying to tell me that I'm wrong, that the lower SNR is the better.

 

[Rubycon]

The higher the value the better when specified as SNR or signal to noise ratio. A rating of 90dB is considered typical for most digital gear and is generally satisfactory for playback devices at 16 bits. The numbers can be inflated by specifying a more narrow range of frequencies or a single frequency such as 1kHz which is in the center of the typical 20-20,000 Hz response given.

 

[Oyeve]

Originally posted by: Rubycon
The higher the value the better when specified as SNR or signal to noise ratio. A rating of 90dB is considered typical for most digital gear and is generally satisfactory for playback devices at 16 bits. The numbers can be inflated by specifying a more narrow range of frequencies or a single frequency such as 1kHz which is in the center of the typical 20-20,000 Hz response given.

Yep.

 

[bruceb]

The higher the SN Ratio the better.
That means you will have more Signal
than Noise (or in the case of a radio
what is refered to as the Noise Floor)
This is noise that is generated internally
in the antenna & signal circuits .. With a
good s/n ratio you wil lbe able to pull in
much weaker statiions with clarity.