[time-nuts] Oh dear

[Don Latham]

Isn't "long term stability" an oxymoron? Or, put another way, a Murphy
Mantra?
Don

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> Let's expect the ultimate portable MP3 player with atomic clock
> reference... >:]
>
> Also funny are the offerings with RbO CD-clocks... usually "tweaked"
> FE-5680s, which are not exactly famous for a clean jitter/spurious free
> output signal... The only reason is the easiness of output frequency
> adjustment (for the DDS models) to that of the standard CD clock, which
> promptly places a premium on the price tag.
> A good XO is way better and cheaper, with the notable exception of
> temperature, and long term stability - still waiting for the golden ears
> capable of hearing that one...
>
> On 5/7/2012 12:20 PM, Attila Kinali wrote:
>> On Mon, 07 May 2012 13:40:15 +0530
>> Raj<vu2zap at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>
>>> I once did a test with a "audio expert" and compared a CD and a
>>> digital copy.
>>> He confirmed that the copy was the original and when I showed him
>>> which was which
>>> he still refused to believe.. I know a local guy who gold plated the
>>> PCBs for his home brewed amp!
>>
>>
>> Well.. there is lots of bogus information going around in the
>> audiophile
>> scene... Probably mostly because todays audio technology is so
>> advanced,
>> that Clarke's 3rd Law applies...
>>
>> But to bring this back to time nutty topics, have a look at
>> http://www.colorfly.eu/product.html
>> It's an MP3 player with high precision timing. It does not only use
>> two TCXOs with<5ps Jitter.. No! It also employes a technique known
>> as "Jitter Kill" for the ultimate mobile sound experience! :-)
>>
>> 			Attila Kinali
>
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