DeVerm;344795 Wrote: > Guys, > > I've been reading some on the web and understand that good modern DAC's > will buffer incoming S/PDIF and re-clock it.... eliminating any & all > jitter that was caused by the S/PDIF transmission. This is what I > expected they would do because it's not very difficult to implement. > Also, any up/down sampling removes S/PDIF jitter from the incoming > interface. So if you think you hear jitter from your S/PDIF just buy a > better/newer DAC. > > However.... the ADC in the recording studio already has jitter so the > masters have it, so the CD's have it, so it's all flawed anyway. Almost > makes me go back analog again... nice wow & flutter and stuff ;-) > > Also: good DAC's have transformers on their coax-S/PDIF eliminating > ground-loops there. If you have that and the buffering/re-clocking, I > can't see anyone hearing a difference between fiber and coax, so if you > do.... check the spec's of your DAC and get your checkbook ready because > it probably doesn't do the buffer&re-clock or doesn't have the > transformers so the checkbook will get hot again like NonReality would > say :) > > cheers, > Nick.
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