The part where you said that floats were used because it was easier. It has definite benefits for audio quality to have higher dynamic range in your numerics.
Edit: You said it was nicer, not that it was necessarily easier. They are synonyms.
I'm sure you believe I said "floats were used because it was easier" but I didn't, which is why if you go look at the comment you replied to that's not what it says.
Edit: You said it was nicer, not that it was necessarily easier. They are synonyms.