FYI: Software Jitter- A new form of distortion ?

[msagar]

Software Jitter- A new form of distortion ?

"Here are several quick examples for you to ponder. Differences between music server programs such as iTunes, eLyric, J River, Amarra, Pure Music etc. have as much to do with the way the software itself is written as it does with the computer that is running the program. So, the computer you choose plus the program you use will all affect the sound quality".

April 2012 PS Audio Newsletter | PS Audio

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

Power company finds problems associated with, guess what? Power.

I expect they can sell us something to make us feel better.

I don't doubt that bad programming will produce bad results, whatever the purpose of the program. I'm sure that badly written audio software is going to be bad for the sound --- but audio processing is just not particularly CPU intensive, and anyone who doubts that can just meter their CPU activity while listening.

Integrated/embedded devices might well be another matter. No doubt power supply design is a vital part of the quality of these things.

 

[alpha1]

Bah.
I mean really Bah!

Is there any end to this madness?

You have imperfect speakers, imperfect rooms ... (immediately audible)


and you care about distorting amps, jittery audio source ... (perhaps not audible even to god)