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| Why does my DAC sound so much better after upgrading digital SPDIF cable? @chrisg1000 DACs do in fact have jitter reduction, and a J-Test is done when measuring them, Stereophile always performs one for instance. The test doesn’t introduce picoseconds/nanoseconds of jitter, but instead uses frequencies, so I don’t know... | |
| Why does my DAC sound so much better after upgrading digital SPDIF cable? @karmapolice I just showed that USB cables can sound different. But I also showed if your DAC doesn’t correct it, then the DAC isn’t performing well. | |
| Why does my DAC sound so much better after upgrading digital SPDIF cable? @chrisg1000 https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/do-usb-audio-cables-make-a-difference.188... Yes, they do measure differently, especially longer runs. However, any decent DAC (even $100, but talking cream of the crop), wil... | |
| Why does my DAC sound so much better after upgrading digital SPDIF cable? @celander You again misinterpret what I said. I said even on my phone all the jitter values with the test tone were audible, except one of them. So, I invited Steve to take the test with the music samples to see if he could hear it. I never sugg... | |
| Why does my DAC sound so much better after upgrading digital SPDIF cable? @audioengr ”This is a fact supported by hundreds of reviews in Stereophile where the measurements werevery poor and yet the review with music was stellar.” Because the review was good the measurements must not show the whole picture (even though... | |
| What will a preamp do for me? A DAC using a digital volume control will result in a worse SNR, which could effect dynamics. An analog pre-amp will keep the noise floor the same regardless of volume. If just looking for an analog preamp, you don’t need to spend a lot. | |
| DAC's : The missing feature: Signal quality If your system has jitter (only thing to take note of for digital connections; linearity, THD, crosstalk, IMD, SNR, etc. are all near identical), then that results in a rise in the noise floor, which would sound like static, it would be heavily ma... | |
| DAC's : The missing feature: Signal quality The reason this is not common as it’s not really needed. It’s cool for curiosity or scientific purposes (instead of having to buy an analyzation tool/software), but no real benefit for consumers. As doing a J-Test (extreme jitter, more than you’d ... | |
| help decide what av receiver under $1k to choose Denon X3400 (7ch), which can also be had for cheaper as a factory refurb sold by Accessories4Less. There is also the Marantz 6012 (9ch, expandable to 11ch with external 2ch power amp). Unless you need 13ch, no need to spend more than these, they a... | |
| Looking for Advice on Surround to Complete 5.1 Fluance is Canadian, so check out their bipole XLBP or its little brother. | |
| Why does my DAC sound so much better after upgrading digital SPDIF cable? @celander I have shown that psec levels of jitter is indeed need, but it’s already >300psec for 16-bit. Also, no, jitter doesn’t alter the reaslism of instruments/vocals, the type of jitter we are talking about is a rise in the noise floor, o... | |
| Why does my DAC sound so much better after upgrading digital SPDIF cable? @Kalali If specs show me that any further reduction in jitter would be inaudible, then I wouldn’t spend time nor money looking at a re-clocker or anything, as it’s not theoretical, but actually impossible for there to be any audible improvement i... | |
| Why does my DAC sound so much better after upgrading digital SPDIF cable? Forgot to add, in order for any jitter to be present for 16-bit (not factoring in jitter reduction by the DAC nor dithering), it needs to be less than 346psec ((1000000000000/44100)/(2^16) ). So, since <346psec is litterally not present for ... | |
| Why does my DAC sound so much better after upgrading digital SPDIF cable? @boxer12 i don’t have a golden ear, that is very true. However, not a single person tested professionally/scientifically has been able to hear jitter below a nanosecond, so to say that 0.0012ns (22psec) of jitter is audible just isn’t true. Jitter... | |
| Why does my DAC sound so much better after upgrading digital SPDIF cable? @audioengr I know an iPhone isn’t resolving, just giving a reference point. However, did you use that link and take the test? Be honest if you actually could differentiate the 2 microsecond (random or periodic) with music playing; even if you coul... |