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RE: If USB JItter specs were Superior to Spdif

"But we know that AES/EBU and SPDIF are the standard in the professional world, this is the case for a reason."

These were designed by audio engineers with little knowledge of digital design or data communications. The AES/EBU system was designed for use over existing studio wiring and in utter ignorance that jitter issues might arise that could impact sound quality. SPDIF was a cheaper consumer version. AES/EBU and SPDIF are well established by reason of history, not technical merit. (All of this was according to the general AES focus on mass market rather than quality and its subservience to large scale industry and their marketing slogans, e.g. "Perfect sound forever." IMO the AES is a trade organization with little or no scientific credibility compared to real professional associations such as the IEEE.)

Tony Lauck

"Diversity is the law of nature; no two entities in this universe are uniform." - P.R. Sarkar


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