shadorne
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| Mytek Brooklyn Weird. I thought they claim their DAC was made in USA? | |
| DACs and bass response? @audioengr Oh yes I absolutely agree that the J-test is not diagnostic. If there are spuriae then it is unknown where the jitter came from. All it says is that the DAC failed to produce the digital test signal properly - it could be jitter or it c... | |
| DACs and bass response? @audioengr The J-test does not use probes. I am surprised you are not much more familiar with the J-test, as it is an industry standard jitter test (used by Stereohile and others) and since everything related to jitter appears to be your specializ... | |
| DACs and bass response? @audioengr I believe your Synchro-Mesh works as you claim from your measurements. I have no hesitation recommending it as I know others with excellent DACs that benefit from source jitter reduction devices including cables.I also believe many (mos... | |
| DACs and bass response? As I understand it the J-test was developed by Julian Dunn in the mid 90’s.It appears to be the best test found so far and is used by AP in their lab test gear. (I dont agree with probes on legs of DAC chips as the probe itself is likely to affect... | |
| DACs and bass response? Steve,What is your opinion on the stereophile J-test? It measures analog out of a DAC to a test signal - so it checks for both incoming and intrinsc jitter.What do you think of the typical SOTA DACs that have a noise floor at -150dB when tested fo... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @bdp24 I would add Joe Cocker. Totally influenced by Ray Charles. I agree about gratuitous arpeggios. I guess it comes from playing piano alone in cocktail bars at hotels. I prefer Benmont Tench style - playing for the song rather than overplaying... | |
| DACs and bass response? @stuartk Euphonic would be a tube like sound - richer in even harmonics than is on the recording and can sound wonderful. Your choice as to what you prefer. There is no wrong choice. | |
| DACs and bass response? @stuartk You asked about my setup. Here is a link https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/6257I think the DAC3 sounds like one of the cleanest and clearest windows to the recording that I have heard so far. Apparently it compares well to PS Audio (se... | |
| DACs and bass response? @stuartk As far far as I can tell, Weiss, Cranesong and Benchmark use similar methodology to handle jitter.This article explains how digital processing is done on the Benchmark DAC2. There is a paragraph explaining how timing adjustments are done ... | |
| DACs and bass response? Bass and power supply are linked in every way. This is because they share the same frequencies. The latest DACs are now using switched mode power supplies to great advantage at ultra high frequencies in order to get power supply noise far far away... | |
| DACs and bass response? Wow 800 psec of jitter would easily be audible. Even 20 psec jitter may be audible. This shows the importance of 1) A good modern asynchronous DAC that rejects the always present incoming jitter entirely - so you are left with inherent jitter of t... | |
| Ikea Eket shelves with a large vinyl collection? I recommend this in the color of your choice, sturdy and stackable.http://www.simplewoodgoods.com/I got mine done in a custom color - looks great!Ikea is well...Ikea. | |
| Tekton Double Impacts I dont think audiologists have a clue. All we know is for sure that super loud prolonged exposure is bad - gunshots, cannon etc can cause instant damage. Rock concerts are damaging. Another big factor is aging - hearing (like eye sight) deteriora... | |
| DACs and bass response? Jitter affects bass quite a lot. Especially as most DACs have a phase lock loop that creates low frequency jitter. Bass should be neither tight nor muddy but articulate. Tight can be a jitter effect - it can be unwanted overtones. Jitter can easil... |