Remember Rodney, You just can't add bits without setting up the 568 or any of the M processors for the correct input bit depth. Otherwise you could be truncating bits and thats not going to sound good.

I found the professional 24 bit output brought back the pace and more I think. That's what I hear. In bypass, the 518 still dejitters it just doesn't change bit depth or noise shaping. Noise shaping should be used when reducing bit depth and not for increasing it. Flat is the best for increasing it plus it helps the DSP's in the 568 to do a better job with the flat noise. Athough you can experiment with each recording. Older CD's from the mid 80's sound better with some noise shaping.

Like I said in the post on source components, its all what or how you like it to sound. Most of what you say I do hear except the VLF reduction and loss of pace. I hear better pace. Thats why I'm thinking you may have been tructating bits. Maybe not! I'll have to run a test and see if there is a bass drop...I never noticed one and i can compare between smartlink and the path through the 518 on the fly and never noticed any change in bass response. It just sounds more natural through the 518. Probably because the flat dither seems to bring back the lush full sound. Too much noise shaping just sounds to dry to me...not musical...more mechanical. Flat dither helps reduce that affect. IMHO

Cheers,

Ron

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