What an interesting thread !! with things like jitter we could talk till the end of eternity :-) On a serious note, I think both ralph* and jh* have valid points. I do not have a very high end source/transport but mostly my focus in the last few years where I have been using "direct digital" amplifiers has been to reduce jitter. When I started the hobby (more than 15 years ago) I did not think that digital cables could influence the sound (I am EE/CS major). After quite a bit of reading, I think I get what jitter is all about. People like Steve Nugent at Empirical Audio are making genuine products addressing this issue. I am not sure one can tell the difference between a 2K player and a 10K player, but then again I do not have the "high resolution" amps and speakers as jh* asserts. I do believe the sound of a system is influenced in the following order - 1) Recording 2) Room acoustics/speaker setup 3) Speakers 4) preamp/amp 5) Source. Still increasing the quality of digital sources seems to bring about a large difference in sound that the Souce can also be in #1 position as playback quality is equivalent to recording quality. If there is any interest, I would further share how cost-effectively improve jitter performance in a system. (see my signature I am a cheapo-audiophile :-))
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