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S/PDIF Cable and Jitter

Reply #25 –
Quote from: Paul_70 on
Jitter in the digital domain is nonsense.

Jitter in this case affects the timing of the DAC and has a theoretical effect on the sound. It is just very unlikely to have an actual audible effect.
 

S/PDIF Cable and Jitter

Reply #26 –
Quote from: Martel on
In case someone is so worried about jitter, why not use line-out -> line-in?


So here is an analog connection example, the result is a joke since the $6xx Denon CD Player measured poorer than a motherboard audio interface.
http://www.hydrogenaud.io/forums/index.php...st&p=856574

Disclaimer: the SPDIF result is not used to test any kind of jitter. A synced SPDIF recording cannot reveal jitter.

S/PDIF Cable and Jitter

Reply #27 –
Quote from: pdq on
Quote from: Paul_70 on
Jitter in the digital domain is nonsense.

Jitter in this case affects the timing of the DAC and has a theoretical effect on the sound. It is just very unlikely to have an actual audible effect.


That's my thoughts really. The DAC would be buffered and also have it's own clock so cable is unlikely to cause timing problems. A UHF TV aerial manages to handle far higher frequencies [than required of a SPDIF cable for even 384khz 24 bit audio]  at far lower signal levels and yet the timing is still sufficient for a stable colour picture can be achieved.