No worries, it´s always good to ask, i do it all the time:)
And no, Quality is always determined by it´s weakest link. Meaning, if it´s 8 bit, it will always have that quality no matter what.
Same with anything really, you can´t improve what isn´t there, or well you can "Enhance" but that isn´t necessarily improving, more like, altering.
But i would recommend you to never work with 8 bit, there is no benefit in it, except, less size for Lossless. You should work with Float, and in the end convert to 16 bit or 24 bit (most likely 16 bit).
And no, Quality is always determined by it´s weakest link. Meaning, if it´s 8 bit, it will always have that quality no matter what.
Same with anything really, you can´t improve what isn´t there, or well you can "Enhance" but that isn´t necessarily improving, more like, altering.
But i would recommend you to never work with 8 bit, there is no benefit in it, except, less size for Lossless. You should work with Float, and in the end convert to 16 bit or 24 bit (most likely 16 bit).