We’ll no, not all recorders that don’t have technology like this can record loud music. If I plug my mics into a voice recorder it won’t be able to handle it.
nor can this, necessarily. They havent released any specs on max input level yet. i wouldnt expect it to be much out of range of the normal handheld, say 0 to +4 dBV or so, which very hot mics or a SBD could still overload
I know you don’t need 32 bit float to make a good recording. Funny enough I’ve made plenty of good recordings without it. That’s not the point of the discussion.
it kind of is, as it seems a lot of people misconstrue 32bit as being able to get around the practical limitations of the analog stages that precede it.
This other thread with a technical discussion of 32-bit float is worth a look, the input level limitations are discussed extensively
https://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=192100.0