David R.;265423 Wrote: > Hi, > > I own a SqueezeBox2 in combination with an external DAC. > Recently I did a small investment to lower the SqueezeBox-2 jitter. > > A small Dutch company (tentlabs) sells low jitter clock upgrades for > CD-players. > The particular upgrade I used contains an additional reclocking circuit > for the digital output (SPDIF). This circuit reduces the jitter at that > output. The incoming jitter at the DAC will be lower, resulting in > better sound. > > This upgrade can also be applied to a squeezebox. The only problem is > the lack of space in the squeezebox enclosure to fit the low jitter > clock print. > The solution was to use an external jitter filter box (to be connected > between the SB and the external dac via spdif) with enough space to > include the print and to disconnect the original filter. So I only used > the original enclosure, the internal power supply and digital receiver > and transmitter. The actual filtering is done by the TentLabs low > jitter clock print (the XO-DAC print) connected to the > receiver/transmitter. > > I used the monarchy DIP 24/96 for the enclosure (approx 200 dollar) see > http://www.monarchyaudio.com/DIP.htm and the XO-DAC module from tentlabs > (200 euro). See > http://www.tentlabs.com/Products/DACupgrades/index.html. > > The results are remarkable. Better soundstaging, less fatigue > listening. > > If you're willing to spend a few hundred euros/dollars to improve > overall sound and do some hand soldering (or find someone who can do > that) I highly recommend this investment. > > David
Hi David Your post confused me. You said you bought the XO-DAC module, but I think that is really a DAC, and does not do what you said. It sounds like you are describing the XO3 module, which generates a low jitter clock, and which also has a SPDIF input and output. It can take an SPDIF input, and reclock it to a low jitter output. I have a squeezebox project under construction, and I am planning to use an XO3 module. Randy -- randytsuch ------------------------------------------------------------------------ randytsuch's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3783 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43044 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
