Importance: CDT vs DAC
When they say that the transport is the "most analog-sounding" one, doesn't "analog" mean natural?
It may be right to say that DAC can remove jitter somewhat but not completely. How can tap water be good enough if it comes from severely polluted water source? Good DAC is like water purifier that can purify water with adsorbant, filter, reverse osmosis, chemical reaction, etc.
However, tight filtering against osmotic force can remove not only the dirt but also the goodies such as minerals. Chemicals itself used to purify water can contaminate water if reaction is not perfect and if precipitation is not removed completely. The more the water contaminated, the more difficult it becomes to justify the cost of purifying the water.
If sound signal contaminated with jitter feeds DAC, the same analogy can be applied. Vigorous jitter correction may remove quantitatively trivial but essential ingredient from the sound reconstituted, may add different kind of jitter, and still is not enough for complete removal.
So I think good CDT (error-free data or data with less error) are prerequisite for good sound.
When they say that the transport is the "most analog-sounding" one, doesn't "analog" mean natural?
It may be right to say that DAC can remove jitter somewhat but not completely. How can tap water be good enough if it comes from severely polluted water source? Good DAC is like water purifier that can purify water with adsorbant, filter, reverse osmosis, chemical reaction, etc.
However, tight filtering against osmotic force can remove not only the dirt but also the goodies such as minerals. Chemicals itself used to purify water can contaminate water if reaction is not perfect and if precipitation is not removed completely. The more the water contaminated, the more difficult it becomes to justify the cost of purifying the water.
If sound signal contaminated with jitter feeds DAC, the same analogy can be applied. Vigorous jitter correction may remove quantitatively trivial but essential ingredient from the sound reconstituted, may add different kind of jitter, and still is not enough for complete removal.
So I think good CDT (error-free data or data with less error) are prerequisite for good sound.