AndyC_772;238637 Wrote: > > > On the technical side: typical accuracy for a quartz crystal is around > +/- 50 parts per million, with higher precision available at > exponentially increasing cost. So, if the source and DAC were > mismatched by that amount, the DAC would have to interpolate or drop > 2.2 samples per second. Audible? Probably not. Good for marketing? > Unlikely.
2.2 samples/sec. X 60 sec./ min. X 80 min. / CD = 10,760 samples dropped or interpolated over the length of a CD. 10,760 samples / 44,100 samples / sec = 0.24 sec starting delay to half fill a FIFO buffer 0.53 sec. for 96,000 samples sec. I could live with that. Bill -- Listener ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Listener's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2508 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33146 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
