Re: "best" card for "bitperfect" SPDIF I/O with external clock sync ?

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Rene Herman wrote:
> On 22-11-07 11:10, Clemens Ladisch wrote:
>> An SPDIF input _always_ derives its clock from its signal.
>>
>> Besides, the clock for the actual DAC has to be a multiple of the bit
>> clock anyway, so there must be a PLL to derive the DAC's clock from the
>> input signual, i.e., the amount of DAC clock jitter depends more on the
>> PLL implementation than on the input signal quality.
>
> I don't quite understand your reply. He isn't asking to sync the S/PDIF in
> to the signal, he's asking to sync the S/PDIFF _out_ to the S/PDIF in.
>
> Ie, to have a dummy S/PDIF connection
>
> 	DAC --> Card S/PDIF In
>
> that exists only to supply a clock to the card, to which
>
> 	Card S/PDIF Out --> DAC
>
> will then be synced. This is a valid wish, isn't it? And at least the
> M-Audio Audiphile cards can sync themselves to the S/PDIF In clock.

They can, but the word clock is used only as a sample clock.  It will
not reduce the amount of jitter of the card's S/PDIF output.


Regards,
Clemens

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