su un WAV/FLAC o qualsiasi altro file musicale rippato da un CD (quindi non in alta risoluzione) non saperei dirti quali risultati otterresti rispetto la creative.
l'ideale sarebbe quello di riuscire a sfruttare il collegamento High Resolution Synchronization dell'HK990, in modo da eliminare/ridurre il jitter.
qui è spiegato bene l'HRS:
High Resolution Synchronization Link (HRS Link)
It is preferable to keep a signal digital from the source to the point of processing. This prevents
too much A/D and D/A conversion in the signal chain. By using a usual SP-DIF signal, one relies
on the SP-DIF receiver PLL to extract the clock of the signal, which quality may vary a lot
depending on the signal integrity.
In order to avoid the possible increase of such jitter related to the stream reconstruction inside the
SP-DIF receiver, Harman Kardon developed a new High Resolution Synchronization Link,
offering an ultra-low jitter, digital connection between the amplifiers and the new HD 990 CD
player.
The HRS Link uses an RJ45 connector and some Low Voltage Differential Signaling (LVDS)
drivers/receivers that work at high frequency. The HRS link carries both the system and data
clocks of the amplifier, and the data stream from the CD player.
When the HRS link is established the CD player doesn’t use its internal clocks but locks itself to
the external clocks delivered by the amplifier. The data extracted from the disc is then stored into
buffers asynchronously and formatted synchronously to the amplifier clocks into 24 bits and up
sampled to 96 kHz stream. The result is a jitter-free connection between the 2 units, similar to
having the CD playback inside the amplifier.
(Included in HK 990)
ma esistono dispositivi, oltre l'HK HD 990 che lo sfruttano?
Comunque anche l'hiface dichiara caratteristiche interessanti (LOW JITTER, LOW PHASE NOISE, HIGH STABILITY OSCILLATORS), nel tuo caso dipende da quanto sono migliori rispetto la creative.
Ce lo dirai tu?
