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Originally posted by GaryG:
Jerry

The Big Ben is better than the 518 for jitter reduction, I waffled on a bit about it in this thread.

www.meridianunplugged.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=6;t=000945#000002

The Big Ben is not totally transparent so you might want to look out for one that's been modified (try Anthony at Aberdeen Components).

Regards
Gary
Hi Gary,

I think in those posts about the 518 and Big Ben that the Big Ben needed a clean digital signal to begin with. The 518 was better for use with satellite, cable and other poor sources. I also noted in the power supply posts that the analog power supply in the earlier 500 series products don't have any line filtering and really could have had a bigger main AC power supply instead of a transformer with separate taps. Power regeneration like a PS audio product for the 518 will make it way more transparent in my experience. Same goes for the 568.2 as you guys already know in some of my other posts.

Ron

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