wadia i170 meassured jitter level

Hens, my DAC does reclock the signal, a must in my buying decision.

I think the facts are that the 170i has high jitter as this has been objectively measured.

Where are these measurements? I am not saying the statement isn't true, I just have never read anything published. Your DIP experiment does raise legit questions.

Talking with one reveiwer in the past he mentioned comparing a couple transports, one expensive, one not, while using a DAC that reclocks and could tell no difference.

I talked with Martin Cooper of Wadia early last year, before the i170 was released, and they did have ideas for a separate power supply and the like.

As for those considering an i170, I would just be sure you paired it with a DAC that reclocks the signal.

Brian

Brianmgrarcom, thanks i met reference sound in my system. I had my wadia i170 modded by steve at great northern sound co and its about as good as my bel canto cd-2 transport via the wadia 521 gns modded dac.

The i170 has 0 (no jitter). The jitter is from the ipod that is connected to the i170. I wonder if solid state drives have a jitter component.

Where are these measurements? I am not saying the statement isn't true, I just have never read anything published. Your DIP experiment does raise legit questions.

I located where I had read this and it was from Gordon Rankin on Audio Asylum who measured the jitter. Atkinson also stated in the Stereophile review that the jitter was high but didn't specify a figure.

The sound I now get also matches my "reference" sound and that's more than I expected!

What ever the case is the wadia i170 or the ipod it still has a very high measured jitter from the digital output. I just wanted to know how much. The jitter affects the sound quality of the transport, the lower the jitter the better. Just like in a cd transport. I don't if the wadia has any buffers or clock that lowers the jitter in the unit. Even if your dac does a good job of lowering the jitter its still better if its done in the transport. Most everyone will agree that the wadia ipod transport is good for the price. I think their will be better ipod transport out sure they will cost more but you will get better sound quality. Msb has their ipod transport the ilink and its so much better than the ipod. This unit has fifo buffers and clock for a jitter of 7ps. Now i have both the wadia i170 gns co mod and msb ilink. Their is no question the msb ilink is far better than the wadia i170 gns mod. It has taken my wadia 521 gns co modded dac to a new level in bass, mids and highs. Now i like my wadia i170 however if you want to get the best sound out of your dac via an ipod the msb ilink is the way to go. For me i am happy for the moment, i wanted to share my views.