Another much appreciated advantage of 24 bit is that it allows so much extra headroom:- when recording, levels can be set so the peaks hit maybe -18 -- -12dB(FS

Another much appreciated advantage of 24 bit is that it allows so much extra headroom:- when recording, levels can be set so the peaks hit maybe -18 -- -12dB(FS) which helps eliminate any chance of clipping in unexpected circumstances.