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How’s that measurement performed?
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SMSL PL200T Review (CD Transport)
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Roland68
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Thanks, got it. I see it's indeed a specific measurement of the AP. It extracts the frequency content of the jitter from the digital input and performs an FFT on it. I don't have the software for that.
Would you be happier if they put a block of lead in the bottom?
Because that is the equivalent of putting the same mechanism and circuit in a large heavy case. Which is all large/heavy devices do.
You cannot tell anything about longevity of a device from its size or weight.
Most CD transports where mostly empty boxes back in the 90's too , they removed the DAC and analog section from the TOTL player and hiked the price even more 
On topic the SMSL PL200T is quite robust not flimsy its a kind of solid chunk even if its small so the chassi is made from thicker material unduobtly to give that qulity feel . real or not . I like this device i thinks it looks cool and have a plethora of conectors on the back .
On topic the SMSL PL200T is quite robust not flimsy its a kind of solid chunk even if its small so the chassi is made from thicker material unduobtly to give that qulity feel . real or not . I like this device i thinks it looks cool and have a plethora of conectors on the back .
Hello,
When you download the update file, what is the name of the firewall? I think it also includes the DAC firewall, and if you make a mistake, it could be disastrous.
Thank you.
Hola,
Tengo el mismo problema. ¿Encontraste una solución para que el SMSL PL 200 T se actualice? Hay dos firewalls en el archivo; uno es para un DAC. Es un desastre que la información sea para un DAC. Solo deberían incluir las instrucciones y el firewall para el SMSL PL 200 T.
No clock input is a special signal and there is no need anyway
its not a spdiff coded signal but simply something else that's just a clock frequency idk the details , but its definitely not a spdiff signal like the digital out from a CD transport your WiiM .
External clocking is only needed in a studio environment where several different sources needs to sync inside a mixing environment .
That SMLS has a clock generator and clock inputs on their DAC and CD drive is mostly marketing . For the simple one way transmission from source to DAC the normal clock recovery and PLL lock etc can probly yeild better or just as good results .
You can see that in the WiiM measurements no visible problems , they would show up in every measurement if they was a problem .
Every clock crystal is slightly inexact , but the real purpose of the clock signal is not to be even more exact but to sync several devices in time .
If you have plethora of devices in a studio DAT players digital video players , DAW software et all over several hours the insignificant differences in clock's when listening could make them drift apart over time . A common clock keeps them in sync indefinitely .
And in any case, the connector on the PL200 is an input. It can't send anything to the Wiim to alter its behaviour even if there were a benefit in doing so.
I thought WiiM > PL200 > DAC
Roland68
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What would be the point of that?
You also mentioned a PL200T earlier.
The PL200 and PL200T only have outputs, except for USB, which can also be used as an input.
The Word CLK input on the PL200T is exclusively for a 10 MHz precision clock; that's an external clock.
You can only connect the PL200/T to the Wii Pro via SPDIF Toslink, or directly to a DAC using any of its outputs, or both.
But going from the Wii Pro to the PL200/T and then to the DAC isn't possible.
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