"Norman M. Schwartz" wrote:

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Mike Prager wrote:
Perhaps it's time for the group to split into two:
rec.audio.high-end and rec.audio.high-end.haters.

Why? Because the guy asked how much jitter it takes to be audible, that
makes him a hater of high-end audio? Do "high-end lovers" think that
question is unimportant or irrelevant? Do you?

It's going to take a lot (whatever the electro-physico explanations). In the
early days of CD, when there were only 1 box units available to play discs,
golden eared high enders were endorsing 2 boxes; drives and D/A converters
to get superior sound. Isn't that where jitter entered the picture? One box
delivered better (jitter free) sound.

By basic principles ( lack of need for a clock recovery circuit ) the potential
for a 1 box solution to be superior in respect of jitter is indeed true.

Just depends how clean your system clock is.


Graham