Frequently Asked Questions

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  1. Asynchronous Reclocking
  2. I2S
  3. Output Stage
  4. Error Correction vs. Jitter
  5. Slaving Computer Soundcards
  6. Battery for Digital Schematics?
  7. Stacking Multiple Converter Chips
  8. Benchmark's UltraLock
  9. Digital Filtering
  10. One-box CD Players
  11. Synchronous Reclocking
  12. Jitter Sources
  13. Large Buffer
  14. Disbelief in LessLoss
  15. A/D Converters
  16. Sampling Rates

Question:

Aren't you being much too simplistic in your claim that all CD transports read the same data? Surely there must be more involved than just the Jitter differences. Support your claims!

LessLoss Reply:

The encoding of digital audio on CD's is done according to a standard called IEC 908. This is a highly complex combination of coding and interleaving operations which guarantee the correct digital information be read off of any copy of the disc. A high tolerance for errors is thus achieved. People generally mistake the presence of Jitter with the presence of digital errors. This is a false belief. If you are truly interested in why all of this is true, we recommend the following fine article by Professor Kelin J. Kuhn of the University of Washington (right click and 'save as' onto your computer).