A "bit" of information


Besides word clock jitter, which some DACs are capable of almost eliminating (Benchmark DAC-1), what other things can make one transport sound different from another? Aren't they just machines that spit out a stream of ones and zeros? Is it all just cosmetics for more money?

Thanks
koestner

Showing 1 response by jeff_jones

The party line from Musical Fidelity (per a dac review in stereophile) is that all transports are the same if your DAC reclocks the bitstream.
My belief is that all digital cables also sound the same if your DAC reclocks (and very likely even if it does not).
Without reclocking there may be merit to Jax2's perspective.
I think audiophiles are sometimes encouraged to lose sight of the fact that bit rate via redbook cd is ridiculously slow compared to modern digital devices, and potential problems inherent to rapid data transfer over long distances are not an issue with a painfully slow cd and a 2 meter digital cable.