Skunk Wrote: > Well that's a pretty gross misunderstanding on my part then :-) I had > thought normal cd players were synchronous and dependent on the speed > of disc rotation, while reclocking DAC's and PC audio were > asynchronous. Sorry for the confusion. > > Why is the technology, I wonder, so expensive or touted as unique in > the Benchmark and Lavry- if being common to normal CD players? I'm > afraid the more I read about digital audio, the more confused I get. > Perhaps I should stop now.
Skunk, I think cliveb may be referring to the very small buffers on cd players (think discman) that are for reducing skipping. These buffers, however, only hold a few seconds of data. I think DAC's like the Lavry, DAC1, etc. are much more sophisticated about buffering and re-clocking, specifically designed to eliminate jitter. As you say, if clive were right, what would all the fuss be about, anyway? Edit: Damn! Phil beat me to the punch. -- ezkcdude SB3->Derek Shek TDA1543/CS8412 NOS DAC->MIT Terminator 2 interconnects->Endler Audio 24-step Attenuators (RCA-direct)->Parasound Halo A23 125W/ch amplifier->Speltz anti-cables->DIY 2-ways + Dayton Titanic 10" subwoofer He's not hi-fi, he's my stereo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ezkcdude's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2545 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22301 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
