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Sorry, but this is an authoritative article by a digital expert that includes a bibliography

So you disagree with Robert W. Adams? This isn't the usual Peter Aczel pontificating on a soapbox editorial. Yes, Aczel has eaten more crow than I have chicken... and I eat a lot of chicken! Just because it was in the Audio Critic doesn't make it Error, any more than publication in Stereophile makes it Truth.


This is quite an article. This is a slightly "dumbed down" version of AES Preprint 3712 simplified for the typical audiophile. It explains what jitter is, where it comes from and what the effects are when the jitter enters various DAC architectures with different kinds of output filters. His conclusion is that jitter measurements should not be made by reviewers to assess signal quality, although they are useful in the design stage. Unfortunately, this article didn't get the circulation or attention it deserved because of where it was published.

You want citations? I count 8 citations in the Reference section.

Adams, R.W. and T. Kwan,"Theory and VLSI Implementation of Asynchronous Sample-Rate Converters", 94th AES Conv., (1993):Preprint 3570

"Interpolation and Decimation of Digital Signals.",Proceedings of the IEEE 69 (March 1981):300-31

Koch, A.,R. Lagadec, and D. Pelloni, "Method and Apparatus for Converting an Input Scanning Sequence into an Output Scanning Sequence", U.S. Patent 4,825,398.

Lagadec, R."Scanning Frequency Synchronization Method and apparatus" U.S. Patent 4,780,892

Lagadec,R. and H. Kunz."Process and apparatus for Translating the Sampling Rate of a Sampling Sequence"U.S. Patent 4,748,578

McNally,G.W."Variable Speed Replay of Digital Audio with Constant Output Sampling Rate."U.S. Patent 4,716,472.

McNally,G.W.,R. Langadec, and D.P. Pelloni."Method and Apparatus for Measuring the Time Difference Between Two Sampling Times"U.S. Patent 4,564,918

Robbins, W.P. Phase Noise in Signal Sources.London:Peter Peregrinus,1982.

I've got a copy of the original AES paper on the way. That should include some more citations.




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