# Different DCC decks recording quality

**URL:** https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/different-dcc-decks-recording-quality/477
**Category:** Music, Cassettes, Recordings
**Created:** [August 3, 2020, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/different-dcc-decks-recording-quality/477 "2020-08-03T18:02:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![chorazy3](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@chorazy3](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/chorazy3)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2020, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/different-dcc-decks-recording-quality/477/1 "2020-08-03T18:02:08Z")

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Is there a difference between recording quality between different DCC models (assuming that the source is the same)? It’s digital so it shouldn’t be.  
I know there is when it comes to playback

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### Author: ![drdcc](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/user_avatar/forum.dccmuseum.com/drdcc/32/9_2.png) [@drdcc](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/drdcc)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/different-dcc-decks-recording-quality/477/2 "2020-08-03T19:29:39Z")

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Recording is better on later models (18 and 20bit vs 16bit). But not everyone would be able to hear that?

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### Author: ![Max](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/user_avatar/forum.dccmuseum.com/max/32/837_2.png) [@Max](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/Max)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2020, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/different-dcc-decks-recording-quality/477/3 "2020-08-04T10:44:29Z")

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And analog input and output can have different quality, too.

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### Author: ![chorazy3](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@chorazy3](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/chorazy3)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/different-dcc-decks-recording-quality/477/4 "2020-08-04T16:29:09Z")

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So, if we record from CD via digital input it doesn’t matter which recorder we use.  
Difference will be when, for instance, we use Tidal Master which is 24-bit/96 kHz.

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### Author: ![Max](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/user_avatar/forum.dccmuseum.com/max/32/837_2.png) [@Max](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/Max)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2020, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/different-dcc-decks-recording-quality/477/5 "2020-08-05T09:00:47Z")

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Yes