mswlogo wrote: > 95bcwh;197749 Wrote: >> If all that matter is jitter..then why so many high end audio >> manufacturers manage to co-exist? > > There is the original data and jitter (timing). > > What else is there? > > All the computer folk (my self included) assumed a CD was just bits and > ignored timing. Ok, we all agree timing is a factor. How much is still > in question but I think we agree timing matters. That's it. There is > nothing else the CD contains other than data and the rate they should > be transmitted. EAC and frends take care of extracting the bits. > SqueezeBox just needs to deliver them as close to 44.1Khz spaced evenly > (low jitter).
Don't forget the DAC stage - quite a few variables there. Unless you're considering the SB3->external DAC use-case? R. _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
