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Jitter - generalizations?

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Posted on November 27, 2002 at 15:16:30

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Is jitter really a big deal and if it is then how does one really know if one cd player is better than another. Surely not going by price right?

For years we have been told that single disc players are better than multi changers...but a few high end sales-people I know are using mega changers with an external DAC, claiming the dedicated 5 figure transports are no better(something they may not tell their customers). The DAC of course can be MADE to sound different so I can see the DAC making improvements...and the External DACs advertise no jitter etc anyway.

I guess I'm becoming a lot less anal about high end - a fun mega changer and an Outboard DAC(if that is even necessary) seems like a great(and CHEAP) way to go.

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Phil Tower

08:12:19 12/03/02

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Jitter_by_Coffee

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Rod M

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Re: Jitter - generalizations?, posted on November 29, 2002 at 16:41:50

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I'm sure that jitter can vary a lot. Whether it's a big deal and affects things enough to be terribly audible is questionable. My feeling is that a combo of something like a Monarchy DIP and a DAC or even just a DAC can have affect the sound far more than a transport alone. I run a mega-changer with a DAC and also run a single disc player into that DAC. There's no way I'd to be able to tell which is one is playing.

Re: Jitter - generalizations?, posted on December 2, 2002 at 06:31:26

Jitter_by_Coffee

All the literature I have seen so far has used an injected interfering signal or use grossly long cables(esp. optical) to generate enough jitter to be meaningful. Or they used both methods.

So while jitter is a fact of life, whether or not the amount found in the typical system that is properly operating is debatable.

Now for my generalization: Add more coffee and get more jitter.......

Re: Jitter - generalizations?, posted on December 3, 2002 at 08:12:19

Check out this thread for an interesting discussion of jitter.

DACS and Jitter

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