cliveb Wrote: > The only reason you might want to use good quality SPDIF connectors is > to protect the signal from noise induced jitter, and that's only > necessary if the receiving DAC doesn't reclock well. If you've got > something like a Benchmark DAC1, you could probably use wet string.
i should think not. a bit technical, but: http://www.diyhifi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=453 and btw, reclocking does not eliminate jitter, it just attenuates/shifts it. sometimes it can even make it worse. it really depends on the implementation and the circumstances. furthermore, reducing jitter doesn't necessarily translate to better sound quality. sometimes higher jitter can sound better. for instance if the spectral distrubition of the jitter is in a more innocuous part of the audible spectrum. sometimes it can even have a dither-like effect which sounds better in some systems. one must understand there is both quantity and quality to jitter. it's not just a matter of 1 or 0. my recommendation is to experiment with some different SPDIF cables and see if you can hear a difference. they don't have to be expensive, regular 75 ohm video cables will do just fine. use whatever you end up liking for whatever reason makes you happy, just try to have an open mind. the results may surprise you. -- dorkus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dorkus's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3373 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21415 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
