Is an Async DAC Needed to Reduce Jitter when playing CDs?


I know that asynchronous DACS are useful to reduce jitter when the music source is a computer, but do you get the same degree of jitter reduction with non-computer sources like CD players?  Also, does it make any difference if the DAC is R2R or Sigma Delta? 
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Showing 1 response by lowrider57

Agree with shadorne, no source is sending a jitter-free signal to the Dac. And aren't all decent DAC's manufactured these days asynchronous?

You need a transport with an excellent clock to reduce jitter, or a memory player with a buffer for the data. IMO, the lowest jitter can be achieved by using a reclocker at the input to the Dac.
Of course, the Dac itself has to have a high quality clock.