SPDIF interface transmits data AND clock. The question is what clock is used in the DAC when received data from SPDIF is playing.
If DAC is in the slave mode and follows clock that is received via SPDIF then there is some space for discussion about jitter (source clock precision, cable quality, length ...). In the "old days" there were SPDIF clock injectors (re-clocking data with better clock) that you can connect between source and DAC and get very low jitter. Modern DACs has their own internal clocks and they re-clock SPDIF data by themselves and this is how jitter is reduced to very low levels. Re-clocking is just a buffering mechanism (few samples). So SPDIF is not that bad with modern DACs. :) I use SB Touch with TOSLINK. -- Bytec ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bytec's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17676 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94352 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
