If in fact the unit's DAC function is insensitive to jitter on the incoming signal, then it should also have minimal, if any, sensitivity to the quality of the converter (assuming the converter is at least good enough to function reliably).
On the other hand, this comment by Steve Nugent of Empirical Audio, in this thread, would seem to be relevant:
Regards,
-- Al
On the other hand, this comment by Steve Nugent of Empirical Audio, in this thread, would seem to be relevant:
It's strictly marketing that says that all jitter is eliminated. Never happens. I have yet to find a DAC that is not improved by a low-jitter source.So the bottom line would seem to be that the DAC will have considerably less sensitivity to converter quality than DACs that don't use comparable asynchronous technology, but exactly how much sensitivity would remain is speculative.
Regards,
-- Al