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Affordable anti-jitter device

Hi all,

I've recently consolodated to a universal player to conserve my limited shelf space. For redbook I use my universal (a Denon 1920) as a transport and have it outputting to a Musical Fidelity X-ACT DAC.

I feel like I lost a small amount of "luster" when I switched transports (though not nearly as much as I'd feared I would). My question - would an anti-jitter device help me?

If so, a local store has an Audio Alchemy DTI for $99, is that my best bet? What other affordable ones are out there?

My system and budget are decidedly mid-fi, so < $200 would be ideal.
hudsonhawk
cytocycle
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if you need to pass AC3 or DTS you need a Camelot Dragon 5.1 as the others will not pass these signals. It's very nice unit i use to clean up my home theater (computer and cable)
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raytheprinter
1,234 posts
 
Monarchy Classic DIP,works great in my system,all around improvement!
avguygeorge
2,300 posts
 
Like many here I have had the original AA DTI / the DTI pro / the Pro 32 / A Meridian 518 / A digital lense / the Purcell upsampler and I think they are all bandaids. When you find the right solution, I think it will be a one-box,one.
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rja
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If you go with an Audio Alchemy check out the DTI Pro32.
hudsonhawk OP
137 posts
 
OK, thank you all so much for your wealth of insight. I'm starting to agree with those of you who said that I may be trying to fix something that's not worth fixing.

If I were to take this money and instead use it to uprgrade my DAC, what DACs in the sub-$300 range give me the best performance for the bucks? Should I go for an older DAC? For example, the MF X-DAC (the round one), the CAL Sigma Tube DAC, and the Arcam Black Box 50 all sell for that price but are all around 10 years old at this point.

Or should I go for something like Scott Nixon's Chibi with a battery pack? I know there are a few "homebrew"-style DACs in that price range as well.

Given all the kind words for the Monarchy DIP, that's something I will definitely get once I have settled on the DAC I like (unless I get one that reclocks of course).

Thanks again,

Scott
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