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<p><img class="story_image" src="http://www.stereophile.com/images/999belaida.promo_.jpg" /></p> John Stronczer, Bel Canto Design's technical spark plug, meets my definition of an electronics renaissance man, ranging as he does from designing single-ended amps that glow in the dark (the Orfeo) to digital processors (the Aida). Actually, digital circuitry is one of John's specialties, dating back to his days at Honeywell.
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The Aida is a prime member of Bel Canto's "operatic" series, which includes the Tosca and the Fidelio. John told me that the Aida was developed to provide a digital audio source that could compare with and be enjoyed alongside a high-quality analog system. In developing the Aida, the goal was to identify and correct the primary error mechanisms which afflict DACs.
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<b>A case of the jitters</b><br />As described in Stronczer's White Paper on the Aida, his first priority was to reduce the noise on the critical word clock used by the DAC. For theoretically correct conversion, this clock must be virtually free of noise or jitter
[Source: http://www.stereophile.com/content/bel-canto-design-aida-da-processor]
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The Aida is a prime member of Bel Canto's "operatic" series, which includes the Tosca and the Fidelio. John told me that the Aida was developed to provide a digital audio source that could compare with and be enjoyed alongside a high-quality analog system. In developing the Aida, the goal was to identify and correct the primary error mechanisms which afflict DACs.
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<b>A case of the jitters</b><br />As described in Stronczer's White Paper on the Aida, his first priority was to reduce the noise on the critical word clock used by the DAC. For theoretically correct conversion, this clock must be virtually free of noise or jitter
[Source: http://www.stereophile.com/content/bel-canto-design-aida-da-processor]
