Yeah, yeah, yeah......I have heard all of that crap countless times. Look, it is simple: the cause is jitter.
The SPDIF scheme is stupid too begin with. It allows for too much jitter. And not just any kind of jitter: jitter that is data correlated. As for why the SB2/3 may sound worse.......the output isn't all that great. You can read some of my rantings here: http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/index.php?topic=45330.0 Take out the ferrite doo-hickey in series with the output, and then compare it to some of your other sources. They will most likely have some other means of gaining EM compliance.........all of which will muck up the sound.........but will muck it up in different ways. The other reason the SB2/3 may sound worse is the noise on the +3.3 V rail. It will cause jitter, but of a (hopefully) random nature, and won't do as much damage. Pat -- ar-t http://www.analogresearch-technology.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ar-t's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13619 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39113 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
