SoftwireEngineer;206223 Wrote: > Maybe I should be more clear. Even if you bought a DAC, if the DAC does > not have jitter-reduction, you will be hearing the effects of the > transport jitter (SB3 is the transport in this case). Jitter in digital > output can have a significant effect on the quality of the output. The > whole spectrum gets affected by jitter. Ofcourse, certain, DACs like > the Lavry DA10 have jitter reduction built in and so are immune to > jitter at the digital input. > Many people who are using external DACs with their SB3 have gotten SB3 > modded for a better digital output. I have spent around $350 for power > supply + digital mods from boldercables.com. It is money worth well > spent from my point of view.
SoftwireEngineer;206223 Wrote: > Maybe I should be more clear. Even if you bought a DAC, if the DAC does > not have jitter-reduction, you will be hearing the effects of the > transport jitter (SB3 is the transport in this case). Jitter in digital > output can have a significant effect on the quality of the output. The > whole spectrum gets affected by jitter. Ofcourse, certain, DACs like > the Lavry DA10 have jitter reduction built in and so are immune to > jitter at the digital input. > Many people who are using external DACs with their SB3 have gotten SB3 > modded for a better digital output. I have spent around $350 for power > supply + digital mods from boldercables.com. It is money worth well > spent from my point of view. Hello, could someone please elaborate on "Many people who are using external DACs with their SB3 have gotten SB3 modded for a better digital output"? What kind of mods for digital out are known, or where to look? -- NaimSqueezer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NaimSqueezer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25953 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35775 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
