Jitter below 1 nanosecond is inaudible and not a problem with any of today's CD players/DACs. Regardless of what the "golden ear" crowd claims! And asynchronous DACs (with their re-clocking of the input signal) eliminate jitter (uncertainty of the bit-timing) entirely! Let the rock throwing begin!
DAC's : The missing feature: Signal quality
One thing I wish DAC's would provide is some idea of how much jitter and noise a particular input provides. This is something which I think with a little work could be gleaned from the input circuits.
I want something that tells me "woah, that's a really dirty signal coming in, but i"ll do the best I can with it."
One common source of noise is ground loops. Another may be high jitter from a source like Apple TV. This would also help us evaluate the benefits (if any) of various signal cleaners and reclockers.
Best,
E
I want something that tells me "woah, that's a really dirty signal coming in, but i"ll do the best I can with it."
One common source of noise is ground loops. Another may be high jitter from a source like Apple TV. This would also help us evaluate the benefits (if any) of various signal cleaners and reclockers.
Best,
E