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| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt - I found another good playback software, Twonky. Initially it did not work with my Ethernet renderer, but they issued a new beta version that does work for me. SQ as good as Kinsky, but I think it is a bit more stable and maybe user friendly... | |
| How can I tell if I need a better clock for my DAC? There is jitter (lots of low level spurious signal at very specific tones).... probably inaudible but it is there.This DAC has no reclocker, just an AK4113 receiver. It would benefit greatly from an external reclocker like the Synchro-Mesh if the ... | |
| How can I tell if I need a better clock for my DAC? Power delivery is the reason for high jitter from even good master clocks. Power delivery includes:1) power supply2) cabling3) decoupling caps4) board design5) regulator designSteve N.Empirical Audio | |
| How does a Transport effect sound? As for the timing of my product production, you need to understand that I wear a lot of hats. I am essentially a one-man show here. Because of this, my customers deal directly with me and I help them on an ongoing basis. I also offer upgrades t... | |
| How does a Transport effect sound? What does jitter sound like? What is the actual auditory result?There are several attributes, including:1) unfocused instruments and vocalists - wider than natural would be2) "fill", or echoes between instruments that is not actually present in th... | |
| How does a Transport effect sound? It would be interesting to know whether there are specific attributes in the spectra besides total jitter that correlate with specific qualities; i.e. wide bass vs natural attack and decay of chimes, bells, imaging, etc.The spectra in this particu... | |
| CD Player used as transport Buying an expensive transport is like buying a $5 golf ball and hitting it with a $100 set of clubs. It's putting the money in the wrong place IMO. Get the good clubs and hit the $1 ball.Get a cheaper, solid transport with a good read mechanism l... | |
| How can I tell if I need a better clock for my DAC? The Audio Alchemy DTI and DTI pro both use two or more CS8412 S/PDIF receiver as a PLL to reduce jitter. The Pro is a lot better. It will reduce jitter, but not like a good resampler such as the Synchro-Mesh. Worth a try though.Steve N.Empiric... | |
| How can I tell if I need a better clock for my DAC? is it safe to assume that the manufacturer has dealt with this in making the one-box unit, making the transport section and DAC function together in a way that keeps jitter to a minimum?Certainly not. If this were the case, I would not have mod... | |
| How can I tell if I need a better clock for my DAC? What you can do at home is listen. If you hear a good track on another friends system that has superb focus, clarity and liveness and your system makes the vocalist 2 feet wide and the guitar 1 foot wide, then you have jitter. If you hear echoes... | |
| CD Player used as transport so just buy a transport that is reliable and has the functionality you like and the Synchro-Mesh will make it sound no different than the most expensive and highly regarded transports? You got it. It's that simple.what creates jitter? Anything th... | |
| best way to connect pc to dac Steve N., are you saying that the "noise" carried by the USB cable corrupts the bits that the "receiving system" decodes, or are you saying the noise enters in to the "Receiving system", bypasses the decoding function (because the USB interface on... | |
| best way to connect pc to dac Jitter is the variability in the timing of the presentation of each new data bit or word as presented to the D/A circuit/chip for conversion. These bits/words ideally are presented to the D/A at precise time intervals depending on the sample-rate ... | |
| best way to connect pc to dac Sorry, but things are never this simple.Common-mode noise on the USB interface and cable can easily induce noise in the receiving system, resulting in more jitter. This does happen, because USB interfaces sound better with common-mode noise fixes ... | |
| CD Player used as transport All transports are equal and even better than before, provided you reclock with a Synchro-Mesh.Steve N.Empirical Audio |