alfista wrote: > By what method have the jitter been measured and how much did it > improve?
Archimago wrote: > Even without bringing out the 'measure' word, I'd like to know how the > OP KNOWS the mods affect jitter at all? I've tried all these years and > have never been convinced I've actually 'heard' jitter... alfista wrote: > Lacking measurements, I'll settle for anything that corroborates the > claims regarding jitter. But gentlemen the effects of and sound of jitter has to exist and be a very BIG problem otherwise why would the audiophile have its collective panties in a knot over asynchronous USB? ;) :) ;) :) Current state of the art audiophile approved computer music playback system: Apple MAC mini: $600 - $800 Apple approved external hard drive: $130 USB cable (MAC mini to external hard drive): $200 External DAC with asynchronous usb input: $600 - $6000 USB cable (MAC mini to external DAC): $200 Additional software to ensure a bit perfect digital audio data stream: $700 Total cost: $2430 - $8030 Lower cost semi-audiophile approved alternative: El-cheapo desktop computer: $300 External hard drive: $80 Generic USB cable (computer to external hard drive): $10 Squeezebox Touch: $300 External DAC without asynchronous usb input: $400 - $6000 Digital coax cable (Touch to DAC): $20 Music server software to ensure a bit perfect digital audio data stream: included with Squeezebox Touch Total cost:$1110 - $6710 Notes: 1) Both systems assume that there is a working ethernet/Wi-fi router available. 2) Touch system only audiophile approved for background listening to low bit rate internet audio streams. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94644 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
