18-Nov-2014, 18:43
(18-Nov-2014, 18:14)theaudioguru Wrote: I have had the Auralic Aries for almost a month. To my ears the usb input sounded better than aes which surprised me, I thought Devialet preferred the aes. The usb was more airy , the aes more like a traditional cd sound, a little flat for my taste.
Could this mean there's less jitter in the USB connection? I'm just wondering, because I read there is a dedicated clock for the USB audio host. At least in there topmodel.
Quote:· ARIES: The set-up model with two individual FemtoClocks for both USB audio host and digital outputs, low noise internal design to eliminate jitter and AURALiC Purer‐Power based 10uV low noise external linear PSU.
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