Mapman wrote:
"on the several occasions where I have compared different digital cables going into my DAC(s), if there was a difference, it was not enough for me to take clear notice or even care. I know that in theory different levels of jitter is the result and that jitter level matters. But does it really in practice?"
Perhaps you didn't test the right cables, or your preamp creates enough distortion, noise and compression that you dont hear the benefits because they are masked. This is fairly common when using an active preamp. I dont use a preamp, so I dont experience this masking anymore. It's a system after all, so every component and cable matters.
Steve N.
"on the several occasions where I have compared different digital cables going into my DAC(s), if there was a difference, it was not enough for me to take clear notice or even care. I know that in theory different levels of jitter is the result and that jitter level matters. But does it really in practice?"
Perhaps you didn't test the right cables, or your preamp creates enough distortion, noise and compression that you dont hear the benefits because they are masked. This is fairly common when using an active preamp. I dont use a preamp, so I dont experience this masking anymore. It's a system after all, so every component and cable matters.
Steve N.