ralphpnj;686482 Wrote: > It seems that I am somewhat misunderstood or, more correctly, quoted out > of context. So I'll try to rephrase and see if that helps. > > My statement "I would like to land somewhere in the middle of these two > belief systems" was followed by "Namely that these tweaks might make a > difference but, at best, it is going to be a very small difference and > that difference may or may not be an improvement." > > What I am trying to express is that many tweaks can be shown to be > addressing specific problems, such as jitter or dirty AC power, but > what the tweakers leave out is that these "problems" are often very > minor and addressing them will provide little or no improvement to the > sound of one's system. > > Sure jitter exists but at what point does it adversely effect the sound > of one's system and is the jitter in a system without the anti-jitter > tweak having an adverse effect on the sound of that system? It most > cases the answer to the second part is a flat out NO and therefore > applying the anti-jitter tweak will not have any audible effect. Sure > the tweak may in fact reduce jitter but so what since the reduction > cannot be heard. > > The same thing applies for most tweaks in that they are addressing > issues where any change or improvement will be marginal, at best.
My timer is up (only 30 mins) Yes jitter exists - and it seems according to MOST research and certainly my experience FWIW you need a hell of a lot of it in order to hear it! -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/W7)+Teddy Pardo PSU - Audiolense 3.3/2.0+INGUZ DRC - MF M1 DAC - Linn 5103 - full Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Pekin Tuner, Townsend Supertweeters,VdH Toslink,Kimber 8TC Speaker & Chord Signature Plus Interconnect cables Stax4070+SRM7/II phones Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio, Harmony One remote for everything. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93236 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
