Phil Leigh;656527 Wrote: > The noise we are talking about doesn't change the bits, which is just as > well or computers would be uselessly unpredictable! > But unlike a computer, spdif has a clock mixed in with the bits and the > noise CAN interfere with the certainty of the start/end of the clock > pulses -hence jitter. This translates to distortion in th DAC if not > handled well by the DAC. The problem with trying to explain things to people like me is that I may never stop asking 'why'? So in this case, 'why' on earth would someone add a clock to what should, and could, surely be a perfectly good stream of bits? Surely that's an absurd design?
I will never understand. Let's leave it there, with me remaining baffled. -- PasTim Server on Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit, 2 CPU, 2GHz, 4GB, FLAC files. Touch on Ethernet (in another room). Analogue out over 'a bit of wire' to ageing Quad Hi-Fi. An old (wireless) laptop controls the server using Chrome. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PasTim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41642 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84742 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
