Mrjstark, thanks for your suggestions. I would be considering the Wadia/accuphase/audio aero capitol in my search. Certainly these aren't considered economical.
Hi James All I am saying is that it isn't clear what your intentions are. It would have been a lot easier if we knew from the get go what it is exactly that you are asking and what it is that you are trying to achieve. Not to mention your system components, budget and preferences. Over and out.
I have a Cullen moded Sonos going into a Cullen Stage 3 moded PS Audio DAC and I still get a bit of noticeable jitter now and then. I listened to a Pace Car mod and heard less jitter, but was after other things with my mods too and didn't want the cost and clutter of a mod on top of a mod.
So long as you are pushing from a source to an outboard DAC of any kind using traditional connections, you're going to get jitter. Thus far, the ease of use of the Sonos interface outweighs my annoyance with jitter, so I'm happy enough. My hope is that standardized I2S interfaces catch on in the near term and we no longer have to compensate with these ridiculous fixes. Take a look at the new PS Audio PerfectWave to see what I mean.
What does jitter sound like? How can you tell if what you're hearing (that you don't like) is bad source, bad cable, tube problem, jitter, or misaligned stars? (Ok, j/k on the last one). Since going to digital, I hear what I consider harshness and lack of dynamics. Is that caused by jitter?
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