ezkcdude;230111 Wrote: > A "perfect" clock cannot be transmitted, because it is impossible to > transmit or receive true square waves pulses. That would require > infinitely fast logic gates, which don't exist, and instant > transmission across cables without loss (which doesn't exist either).
I didn't mention a "perfect clock". The squarewave doesn't need to be perfect - it only needs to be good enough to transmit the change in state accurately (ie at the right time) and reliably. This can be accomplished easily - it's not like we are talking about the sort of ultra-fast clock signals one finds in video or computers...44.1 (or 192 for that matter) is hardly "fast"... Anyway, the "real clock" is recovered from the bitstream - that's why we need a buffer and a PLL in the DAC. Any residual jitter that survives beyond that point will potentially compromise the rhythmic integrity of the sound depending on its "magnitude". -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... ...SB3+TACT+Altmann+MF DACXV3/Linn tri-amped Aktiv 5.1 system and some very expensive cables ;o) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38637 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
