AQ Jitterbug Measurements

[Orb]

Exactly. I see that kind of fallacious thinking quite often these days, as if all equipment are perfectly engineered...

Well glad three of us (Jkeny is the other) agree on the critical aspect for considering active components combined with passive ones and also environment, and not all products are equal due to constraints either from size/project scope/implementation-complexity/cost.
Sort of reminds me of the massive debate on interconnect cables that John Curl measured and the behaviour difference between a real world environment (involving multiple active components,general mains,passive components) and a truly controlled-isolated measurement environment with only the passive cable.
Was an interesting discussion-investigation by a fair few engineers, that unfortunately never did get concluded.
Cheers
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[Orb]

Amir,
from the technical library with Agilent I am thinking of technical presentations/application notes/papers/etc created by Jim Choate, he was involved with the USB Compliance committee/Working Group.
Cheers
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[jkeny]

Be interesting to check how many DACs are FS or HS and utilising the 5V.
That said in theory the concept would still be applicable to HS, and without knowing what manufacturer's filters and components they used we cannot tell if it also works for that, so deformation guaranteed but filtering a pro if they considered both situations.
Cheers
Orb

The frequencies to be filtered will be different for HS compared to FS so a device that contains fixed frequency filters deigned to operate with HS will be less than optimal with FS frequency range.

 

[Orb]

The frequencies to be filtered will be different for HS compared to FS so a device that contains fixed frequency filters deigned to operate with HS will be less than optimal with FS frequency range.

Depends how they created the circuitry and its complexity, but yeah of course if it is done in a simple way.
Think of how a DAC can have dual clocks, one for each multiple - not saying it is the same just for context.
Although I would say the Jitterbug is a bit simplistic, but not something that has been clarified with the product on forums or from tests.
Cheers
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[Orb]

Oops I should had also mentioned in the previous post.
Michael Lavorgna had issues in the past with the LightSpeed USB cable when listening to Kind of Blue at DSD64, I could be wrong but this I think needs USB Audio Class 2 and that requires HS not FS.
So we know the Jitterbug did improve the situation for him on HS when using the USB LightSpeed cable with the Exact clock setting of the Vega - I know the Exact setting can be fickle even for other users and their own setup/hardware/cable.

Worth noting he is also using a Mac (as do Hi-fi News reviewers and for measurement-testing if a product improves the end-to-end)....Appreciate there are plenty of models and this is an incredibly tenuous link I am suggesting
Cheers
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[amirm]

Be interesting to check how many DACs are FS or HS and utilising the 5V.

Just checked my Audiophilleo which uses 5 volt and it is High-Speed.

 

[Orb]

Just checked my Audiophilleo which uses 5 volt and it is High-Speed.

Thanks Amir.
That the USB-to-S/PDIF bridge-converter?
Hmm I got a feeling you will see not any improvements on that due to its design to isolate as much as possible, will be interesting though.
Cheers
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[YashN]

Oh, that is more reasonable. I could buy it or you could send it to me. I just sent you my info. You can decide .

Definitely very reasonable: by their own account, they have a minimal markup around twice parts cost if I remember correctly.

 

[amirm]

Thanks Amir.
That the USB-to-S/PDIF bridge-converter?

Yes. They have two versions one with external power but the ones I have use USB power.

Hmm I got a feeling you will see not any improvements on that due to its design to isolate as much as possible, will be interesting though.
Cheers
Orb

I am staying open minded . Have to finish a long overdue presentation on video I am doing at CEDIA conference. Once I get that out of the way I will spend some time evaluating this thing.

 

[Steve Silberman]

Hello Amir –

There seems to be some confusion regarding who the designer(s) of JitterBug is. If you don't mind I'd like to clear the air here once and for all. This will be the only post I make on this subject. Gordon Rankin is the chief designer of JitterBug, with invaluable contributions coming from Garth Powell on the Vbus circuit. Industrial design, packaging and marketing all come from Bill Low's leadership and vision. Joe Harley is our head evaluator, on this and all products that come out of AudioQuest. Hopefully this will put any confusion to rest.

Sincerely,

Steve Silberman
AudioQuest

 

[amirm]

Hello Amir –

There seems to be some confusion regarding who the designer(s) of JitterBug is. If you don't mind I'd like to clear the air here once and for all. This will be the only post I make on this subject. Gordon Rankin is the chief designer of JitterBug, with invaluable contributions coming from Garth Powell on the Vbus circuit. Industrial design, packaging and marketing all come from Bill Low's leadership and vision. Joe Harley is our head evaluator, on this and all products that come out of AudioQuest. Hopefully this will put any confusion to rest.

Sincerely,

Steve Silberman
AudioQuest

Hi Steve. It is a pleasure to have industry people join the forum to answer such questions. And yes, this should put the issue to bed.

Thanks so much.

 

[Andre Marc]

Hi Steve. It is a pleasure to have industry people join the forum to answer such questions. And yes, this should put the issue to bed.

Thanks so much.

Perhaps an apology is in order? There have some here that have been loose and fast with the facts on several matters.

 

[Andre Marc]

Hello Amir –

There seems to be some confusion regarding who the designer(s) of JitterBug is. If you don't mind I'd like to clear the air here once and for all. This will be the only post I make on this subject. Gordon Rankin is the chief designer of JitterBug, with invaluable contributions coming from Garth Powell on the Vbus circuit. Industrial design, packaging and marketing all come from Bill Low's leadership and vision. Joe Harley is our head evaluator, on this and all products that come out of AudioQuest. Hopefully this will put any confusion to rest.

Sincerely,

Steve Silberman
AudioQuest

Hi Steve:

Thanks for clarifying. Greatly appreciated.

 

[DaveyF]

Perhaps an apology is in order? There have some here that have been loose and fast with the facts on several matters.

An apology, LOL, not on this forum!

 

[Andre Marc]

An apology, LOL, not on this forum!

It is never too late to start!

FYI, there is a difference between making a mistake factually, and being lazy, or being definitive with facts, with out bothering to check, or maybe worse, relying on questionable sources.

 

[YashN]

Perhaps an apology is in order? There have some here that have been loose and fast with the facts on several matters.

Several apologies should be in order, IMO. Lots of F.U.D. in the beginning of this thread.

Fortunately, it appears the thread is turning into a better one as time goes by.

 

[YashN]

The Stereophile review is now online.

 

[dallasjustice]

The Stereophile review is now online.

Thanks for posting. You beat me to it.

 

[amirm]

Thanks indeed.

 

[dallasjustice]

I got my Uptone Regen in the mail today.