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Genesis Time Lens

Hi,
I am currently using a laptop (using foobar)USB out to a cheap USB to SPDIF converter and into a Genesis Time Lens and then to my CJ DAC. I figure, the Time Lens will clean up any issues coming from the laptop and the cheap USB to SPDIF converter.

I noticed a lot of the new DACs have USB input. Am what I am using today essentially the same as the newer DACs, but with more boxes?
Thanks!
rich3549
rich3549 OP
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Hello Steve,

If my collection of music streaming from my laptop is ripped from my CD collection will upgrading from the Time Lens be worth it? I mentioned the Time Lens will overrun with long playlist. I am not sure I follow.

Thank you!
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cerrot
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steve will offer no assistance to you other than
assisting you to purchase his products - 30 day money
back. At least bunions go away. The sychro mess is not
bit perfect - yet he never mentions it when he touts it.
says its not important. (sounds important) BUT, his more
expensive produts are bit perfect.
audioengr
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Rich - lower jitter will always make an improvement in the system sound, no matter what DAC you use.

The Time lens is designed as a large buffer that buffers an entire track, and multiple tracks. It is designed so that worst-case a full CD of tracks will still not overflow the buffer even if the difference in clock frequency between the CD player and the TL is at the maximum.

Playlists are another thing. There is no limit to the number of tracks that you can put in a playlist. Also, computer device outputs are often much further out of spec for frequency than CD players, based on my measurements, so it is fairly easy to overflow the buffer in the TL. IF this happens, you will not get jitter rejection and likely a lot of noise.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio
audioengr
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There is one particular bunion that never seems to go away. Don't you have a life?
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cerrot
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My life is undressing you to all the hobbiests here for the self serving poster that you are. You can add value here, explain things, help people but all you do is tell everyone your stuff is better, 30 days free trial, blah blah blah. Why dont you look at other manufacturers contributions here and maybe (MAYBE, but I doubt it), you will see how pathetic you look. You can't make a post without toting your product. Do you not notice that you are the only manufacturer that does that?
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