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Please help me understand jitter as I am not a techie. One explanation that I read described it as being like a bus that is due at the same bus stop every day at exactly 5PM. However, jitter causes the bus to come at 4:59PM one day, 5:01PM the next day, etc.
And here's the issue with my components:
I have an older but very 'expensive' (original MSRP close to $2K) Toshiba SD9200 DVD-A/V player that I formerly used as a transport very successfully with a Lavry DA10 DAC. I never tried my other transports because the Toshiba is so elegant, ergonomic, and has a 26 lb. copper chassis.
I currently have a modded Music Hall DAC25.2, however, it didn't sound good with the Toshiba; it sounds better with my 'inexpensive' $500 Sony DVP NS500V SACD player. (hmmmm...and maybe my former Lavry would have sounded even better if I had used my cheaper transport?). In any case, I'm very disappointed that I can't get the best sound by using my more elegant transport.
What's going on here? Is the expensive player actually introducing more jitter than the Sony? If I want to problem-solve and use the expensive transport, would something like a Monarchy DIP work to reduce jitter?
Or....if I buy a better DAC, perhaps something like the Lavry again, will it "reject" the jitter? How is jitter "rejected" or "corrected" if the "bus isn't coming at the same time each day" from the source component(DAc)?
Thanks for bearing with me on the metaphors. Any insight would greatly be appreciated. Bottom-line: If possible, I want to use my Toshiba as a transport again...but still get the best sound.
Thanks,
Audiohound
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