Anyone knows CD player/transport that use buffered approach when reads the CDs? Meaning that it reads CDs on a speed greater then regular 1x, buffers the data, and thus is able to verify the data read by CRC check or direct comparison?
Jazzdude, they might buffer data, but almost none of them reads in higher then 1x speed, and apply any validation of data integrity. I heard that some Meridians do so, but I'm not sure, and interesting if anyone knows more.
Not sure if anyone can hear the difference, but I guess a not perfect SPDIF card may cause plenty of jitter: not-perfect clock, electrical jitter, electrical noise from computer power supply, other boards (they are not shielded, right?). Noise from funs and hard drive causes you to choose between it (the noise) and long run of cables if you put the computer into a closet. Plus, I doubt you have a software HDCD decoder :)
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