hi cliveb, cliveb Wrote: > Genuine reclocking (of the type implemented by the Benchmark DAC1) does > indeed *eliminate* the jitter on the incoming signal - and then of > course replaces it with the characteristic jitter of the receiver's > clock.
no offense, but is this theory, or have you measured and/or listened to this? i know people who have done both. you can measure the difference still, and ears i trust can certainly hear the difference, though to Benchmark's credit is much less than with a non-reclocked DAC. i myself am hoping to get a Benchmark in my system to try for myself, if and when i do i'll be sure to report in. > The point here is that using such a DAC renders the jitter on the > incoming signal irrelevant, which means as long as you don't get data > errors it doesn't matter what cable you use. ah, the wonders of marketing. yes, i know they claim their "UltraLock" is completely immunte to input jitter, but that's what it is - a claim. if they showed spectral analysis of the jitter with varying input sources, that would lend it some credibility. again, are you relying on pure theory, taking their word for it, or have you actually confirmed this with your own ears and/or seen measurements? remember, theory and marketing told us digital was "perfect" a quarter century ago... if you have a chance, look at those diyhifi threads showing spectral analysis, TDR results, etc. etc... it may surprise you how much of this stuff that should make "no difference" is readily visible when you know where to look for it. to reiterate, the audibility of such things is a completely different question and not what i am trying to debate necessarily, but to proclaim incomplete theory as fact based on limited and/or inaccurate knowledge of the many different phenomenon at play in a system (in this case, a high-speed, high-resolution, real-time conversion system where timing is critical) is IMHO a fallacy. -- 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
