Experience with Audio Alchemy DDS pro transport


Since my PS Audio transport has quit breathing I have to buy another transport. I'm thinking of buying the Audio Alchemy DDS pro + DDS PSU pro power supply. It'll be combined with an Northstar Design Model 192 DAC with either the AES/EBU connection or the I2S connection. Does anybody have any experience with this transport?
satch
Hi
The I2S is a digital interface designed to go between a cd transport and a digital to analog converter or DAC.It suppost to be a better connection because it transmits the signal's clock and data seperately,and so it reduces the jitter.Now jitter is timing errors and contributes to distortion and sound deterioration in a high resolution system.Audio Alchemy,Camelot Technologies,Sonic Frontiers and few other companies were using I2S but I believe Audio Alchemy was among the first perhaps they even pioneered the technology.
The DTI PRO 32 is an antijitter device,and a good one at it.Other similar devices were the Genesis digital lens,Sonic Frontiers Ultrajitterbug,Camelot Dragon,Monarchy DIP,Theta TLC to name a few.The best one was the digital lens much better engineered to the task and more expensive to boot,of these I own two units in my system and they do a fabulus job smoothing out my digital setup.i got two ultrajitterbugs as well.
I was going to buy a DTI PRO 32 but changed my mind a while ago to lack of support in case of failure,although the digital lens is in similar case.
The DDEv1.1 was my very first external DAC back in the day,this I am talking about 1992 and what a good little unit it was!!!! I ended up giving to my brother who used it a lot and I believe has it still in a closet in Greece.
I am not sure about the price on I2S digital cables but i would recommend to shop for used ones even though the I2S interface is not as popular anymore.
Best regards
George
Hi George

Thanks for taking the time out to reply and explain about the I2S interface. I'm casually still looking for a cable within my budget but having no luck. I keep seeing I2S cables for $200 or more. The cable would be worth more than what I paid for AA V1.1.

Take care. JD
Hi,

I'm also looking for an affordable i2s cable. I thought of making some up but I cant find the right connector. It's a 5 pin mini din but it appears to be reversed in the pin layout compared to the AA one. The search goes on.

Andy