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Posted by JerrySmith'sTightEnd on 11/09/06 04:04
"Jim Gilliland" <usemylastname@cheerful.com> wrote in message
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> Randy Yates wrote:
>
>> S/PDIF is a single-wire interface that embeds the clock with the data.
>> Because of this, problems with the interface that aren't serious
>> enough to cause bit errors can still affect the sound by affecting the
>> quality of the recovered clock. A PLL is used to recover the clock,
>> and depending on the type of loop filter used in the PLL, input noise
>> from cable degradations could introduce jitter into the digital clock
>> and thus the reconstructed analog signal.
>>
>> How audible is it? That is a whole dissertation unto its own.
>
> Agreed. That's why I focused on his remarks about volume and bass.
> Modern equipment does a pretty good job of recovering the clock, though.
> It wasn't always true.
>
> I can't help but wonder if this guy isn't just a troll - it's hard to
> imagine anyone believing this kind of garbage. Then again, there's an
> awful lot of snake oil on the market. Someone must be buying it - perhaps
> we've just discovered who that is. <g>
>
> I'd suggest a good double blind test, but I doubt that he'd accept the
> results. He seems pretty fixed on his delusion.
True. while OP isn't a monster fan (although he likes his monster cable
made for a CD!), monster is the biggest mass marketer of bullshit claims for
cable. They do make a few products I like, but it's because of things like
the mechanics and ease of installation of the conectors. As for audiofools
making outrageous claims about perceived sound quality based on total
nonsense, just check out http://www.thecablepro.com/testimonials.php for
some really funny crapola.
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