Why does my DAC sound so much better after upgrading digital SPDIF cable?
mzkmxcv, Question for you: Do you purchase everything based on specs alone or you trust your senses? If the former, then you are definitely not only in the minority but most likely not getting your best bang for the buck. If the latter - which sounds unlikely, then you need to get your hearing checked. |
@Kalali If specs show me that any further reduction in jitter would be inaudible, then I wouldn’t spend time nor money looking at a re-clocker or anything, as it’s not theoretical, but actually impossible for there to be any audible improvement if the current jitter is below the noise floor. For say speakers, I’ll look for speakers that measure close to ideal, and then try to demo (as if my room is overly reflective or narrow, I wouldn’t want a speaker with a super wide soundstage for instance, as that would cause too many reflections; the same goes for a narrower soundstage in a wide room). |
It’s not a question whether jitter, per se, is inaudible. The question is whether jitter manifests itself in the audio reproduction of a digital source that is audible in terms of the dimensionality and realism of instruments and vocalists localized therein. Countless companies, as confirmed by critical listening sessions, have demonstrated that reducing jitter to psec levels in digital audio streams greatly improves the sound quality in high-end audio systems. This is largely incontrovertible. |
“I wouldn’t want a speaker with a super wide soundstage for instance, as that would cause too many reflections...” The above statement clearly shows we’re dealing with a newbie to high-end sound reproduction. I take back my comment about his being a nerdy troll. My apologies. Stereophile has several publications that explain the nuances of sound reproduction in high-end audio systems. I recommend mzkmxcv check out those sources. |
