https://andreweverard.com/2016/07/12/review-mutec-mc-3-usb-clocking-the-best-way-to-improve-your-digital-audio/
nopiano said:I mentioned this earlier in the thread about the Jitterbug. For me it simply shows that digital is fast becoming the tweaker's paradise that was once reserved for turntables. Bits obviously aren't just bits after all, and if they are, it is all the other carp that make things sound the way they do.
chebby said:21st century graphic equalizer. Not in terms of it's function, but in terms of having something expensive - with a myriad of lights - that makes the 'technician' feel all manly (and in control) in a way that hasn't been around since VU meters, tuning scales and recording levels and equalizers. (Ripping is too easy, children do it.)
The old vinyl systems used to present all manner of challenges in setting them up. (Setting tracking force with scales, protractors for the geometry, overhang, compliance matching tables, mirrors for azimuth, anti-skate, VTA adjustment etc. etc.)
The modern system has nothing with which to blind the family with science and keep them from using your s###! (It's all too damned easy.)
This will help you to regain technical prowess again ...
Whether it works or not is hardly the point. Look at it. A couple of metres of electrified fencing wouldn't be as intimidating. Job done. (Of course most of it's customers won't understand it either but we won't tell.)
chebby said:21st century graphic equalizer. Not in terms of it's function, but in terms of having something expensive - with a myriad of lights - that makes the 'technician' feel all manly (and in control) in a way that hasn't been around since VU meters, tuning scales and recording levels and equalizers. (Ripping is too easy, children do it.)
nopiano said:I mentioned this earlier in the thread about the Jitterbug. For me it simply shows that digital is fast becoming the tweaker's paradise that was once reserved for turntables. Bits obviously aren't just bits after all, and if they are, it is all the other carp that make things sound the way they do.
ellisdj said:I mentioned weeks ago on here how good the Mutec unit is.
I said watch this space and here it is.
ellisdj said:Realistic in price as a result.
nopiano said:I mentioned this earlier in the thread about the Jitterbug. For me it simply shows that digital is fast becoming the tweaker's paradise that was once reserved for turntables. Bits obviously aren't just bits after all, and if they are, it is all the other carp that make things sound the way they do.
andyjm said:The place to fix jitter is in the design of the DAC. An async DAC, with a well designed clock is the ideal solution. Everything else is just a compromise.
spiny norman said:I've never tried free-diving, but I know it's impossible.
And noise seems to be an issue too, particularly from Macs which seem to be a popular source for many, whether their regular laptop or a dedicated mini. I guess we shouldn't be surprised, as USB was never intended as an audio standard, was it?andyjm said:nopiano said:I mentioned this earlier in the thread about the Jitterbug. For me it simply shows that digital is fast becoming the tweaker's paradise that was once reserved for turntables. Bits obviously aren't just bits after all, and if they are, it is all the other carp that make things sound the way they do.
Indeed, of course bits are just bits, but clock jitter is something else entirely.
Since only a fraction of the posters on here understand digital sampling, the chance that sample clock jitter is a subject they are familiar with is pretty small. This makes it an ideal field for bluffers, chancers and sellers of dubious products.
The place to fix jitter is in the design of the DAC. An async DAC, with a well designed clock is the ideal solution. Everything else is just a compromise.
nopiano said:And noise seems to be an issue too, particularly from Macs which seem to be a popular source for many, whether their regular laptop or a dedicated mini. I guess we shouldn't be surprised, as USB was never intended as an audio standard, was it?andyjm said:nopiano said:I mentioned this earlier in the thread about the Jitterbug. For me it simply shows that digital is fast becoming the tweaker's paradise that was once reserved for turntables. Bits obviously aren't just bits after all, and if they are, it is all the other carp that make things sound the way they do.
Indeed, of course bits are just bits, but clock jitter is something else entirely.
Since only a fraction of the posters on here understand digital sampling, the chance that sample clock jitter is a subject they are familiar with is pretty small. This makes it an ideal field for bluffers, chancers and sellers of dubious products.
The place to fix jitter is in the design of the DAC. An async DAC, with a well designed clock is the ideal solution. Everything else is just a compromise.
Infiniteloop said:Could you post a reference to the noise from Macs please?
nopiano said:Sure. There was a link in post 12 on this related WHF thread, link below. That took me to Jitterbug measurements. It is a lot to wade through, but it seemed to crop up quite regularly, as if it were well known. Try post no 81 onwards here:-Infiniteloop said:nopiano said:And noise seems to be an issue too, particularly from Macs which seem to be a popular source for many, whether their regular laptop or a dedicated mini. I guess we shouldn't be surprised, as USB was never intended as an audio standard, was it?andyjm said:nopiano said:I mentioned this earlier in the thread about the Jitterbug. For me it simply shows that digital is fast becoming the tweaker's paradise that was once reserved for turntables. Bits obviously aren't just bits after all, and if they are, it is all the other carp that make things sound the way they do.
Indeed, of course bits are just bits, but clock jitter is something else entirely.
Since only a fraction of the posters on here understand digital sampling, the chance that sample clock jitter is a subject they are familiar with is pretty small. This makes it an ideal field for bluffers, chancers and sellers of dubious products.
The place to fix jitter is in the design of the DAC. An async DAC, with a well designed clock is the ideal solution. Everything else is just a compromise.
Could you post a reference to the noise from Macs please? - I've never heard of this before.
http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showthread.php?18311-AQ-Jitterbug-Measurements/page9
http://www.whathifi.com/forum/hi-fi/audioquest-jitterbug