Home Computer Audio Asylum

Music servers and other computer based digital audio technologies.

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] Thread: [ Display  All  Email ] [ Computer Audio Asylum ]
[ Alert Moderator ]

Why setting lower latency in the sound card achieves far superior results?

Its been raised by Christine Tham as well - see comments.

Basically: There is a connection between playback latency jitter (variations in latency) and transmitted digital audio jitter. I found that reducing playback latency helped in overall sound quality. Why this is so is not yet understood. You'll find many comments on ASIO being better than KS - playback latency drops with ASIO (assuming for KS, soundcard playback buffers weren't reduced).

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
  Atma-Sphere Music Systems, Inc.  

Follow Ups Full Thread
Follow Ups
  • Why setting lower latency in the sound card achieves far superior results? - cics 08:59:11 04/08/07 (0)
FAQ

Post a Message!

 Forgot Password?
Moniker (Username):
Password (Optional):
  Remember my Moniker & Password  (What's this?)    Eat Me
E-Mail (Optional):
Subject:
Message:   (Posts are subject to Content Rules)
Optional Link URL:
Optional Link Title:
Optional Image URL:
Upload Image:
E-mail Replies:  Automagically notify you when someone responds.

[ Top Top of Page ] [ Contact Us ] [ Support/Wish List ] [ Copyright © 2025, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]
[ General ] [ Speakers ] [ Tubes ] [ Vinyl ] [ Digital ] [ Hi-Rez ] [ Video Asylum ] [ Cables ] [ Tweaks/DIY ] [ Music ] [ Films ]