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Update: I finally learned how to bypass BIOS issue which prevented boot from the USB SD on my ASUS eee little laptop, so I succeeded to install Volumio on it instead of previous Daphile. Guess what: no clicking issues with Volumio. So at the end of the day, it seems that the issue was...

I tried with bigger buffering in the past, though never max, nothing changed, even frequency didn't change. I'll try max, nothing to lose.

I replaced my Eitr because of clicking issue (mostly with internet radio), got the new device yesterday. However with the new device it's pretty much the same - music over external HDD is fine (I didn't hear clicks , if this happens it's rare), but internet radio over Daphile gets...

It might be a faulty connection with the RCA connector. Or possibly too weak shielding on Blue Jeans cable plus a lot of EM and RF garbage around in the air.

It's related to both, though not specifically to Eitr only, rather to all devices using SPDIF, and yes, certainly including USB/SPDIF converters. As for 'religious' I don't understand you at all, there's nothing similar here. Here are considerations related to SPDIF and reflections...

Regarding reflections, I'm not sure whether they do any harm at all if coax is sufficiently long. Reflection travels back to the source then forth to the receiver. In case transition is already sampled reflection should not harm it. However the quality of connector is not just about impedance...

I'm not enough into this to discuss in depth about measurements. There's nothing wrong with measurements - I believe those are correct. Now, whether a methodology used to provide those measurements realistically describes and translates correctly to a realistic audiophile listening experience...

Well there's discussion under about different tests measuring jitter. No one here tells whether used test (J-test) produces realistic results when it comes to the world of audible. In other words, test used may affect the results. Here's what Archimago said: "As I've said before, I'm not sure...

Confused it with other article I have previously read, which had the same picture in its beginning. Just checking that one, will report.

I see nothing connected.

Care to elaborate this statement bit in-depth?

Trouble is, it gets jitter, as data streaming through USB is not perfect. USB communication is handled by the OS and USB processing/data transfer priority is not flawless. So it will be the OS which will affect the evenness of data stream. And, no, buffering plus regenerating&reclocking the data...

Listening beats any superficial theory.

You obviously used non-audiophile players within Linux. I had experience so far with Audiophile (AP) Linux (both RT and normal kernel; funny I preferred normal kernel as it was harsher than RT kernel, though not as harsh as Windows lol, possibly Marko made things better in versions later than...

Well if you can fit this mechanically, USPCB should be perfect. But bigger devices tend to have connectors on the same side and such thing wouldn't fit without messing up space for other connectors... I've got myself RPi + Hifiberry Digi+ Pro S/PDIF HAT board. I was specifically recommended to...