Sonic Frontiers Ultra Jitter Bug Owners manual

The Sonic Frontiers UltraJitterbug enhances the performance

of virtually any high end digital-to-analog processor.

In response to the increasing understanding of word-clock jitter as a major barrier to the improved sonic performance of digital audio, Sonic Frontiers introduces a product that verifiably and significantly reduces jitter. The UltraJitterbug is a digital reclocker that reduces and rejects jitter from a digital source such as a CD player or DAT machine, and supplies a “clean” signal to a digital-to-analog processor.

The UltraJitterbug has three digital inputs - AES/EBU via XLR and S/PDIF via RCA coax and Toslink plastic fibre optic - which feed the new UltraAnalog AES21 AES/EBU ultra-low jitter input receiver. The AES21 receives the digital input data, decodes it and attenuates the jitter that is present on the incoming digital data stream.

Many special measures were taken to reduce contaminating noise and to prevent crosstalk. The inputs and outputs are isolated by their own custom, wide bandwidth, low capacitance pulse transformer. These transformers prevent any common mode noise in the digital signal from being coupled into the sensitive internal circuitry of the UltraJitterbug and the DAC. They also prevent the formation of a low frequency (ground loop) connection with the UltraJitterbug which could significantly increase 60Hz “hum”, as well as couple the

data that is desired to be passed without limiting the bandwidth (“droop”).

Further, the inputs are multiplexed relays which provide
low impedance paths for the selected signals to pass
through and high isolation between the selected input
and the other unused inputs. Careful trace routing and	T H E S O N I C	F R O N T I E R S	U L T R A J I T T E R B U G
guarding insure that the PC layout does not contribute
to crosstalk. Separate ground planes are used for each
circuit section to keep the noise of one section from
contaminating another.
The power supply is a full linear regulated design with
four separate linear regulators. The digital and analog
power supplies are provided with separate regulators
and the output driver has its own regulator to insure that
the output is as free from unwanted noise as possible.
The design of the power supply is conservative to
insure that the temperature of the regulators remains
low under all operating conditions thereby providing
a very long operating life.
The UltraJitterbug is built under strict quality control
utilizing the highest calibre of parts available. With
its proven performance in the improvement of a dig-
ital signal through jitter rejection, the UltraJitterbug is
a truly affordable upgrade to your existing digital-to-
analog processor.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Jitter Rejection	Begins at 1 kHz, at a rate of 6 dB per octave
(attenuation)
Intrinsic Jitter	Less than 40 ps (picoseconds) output
Dimensions	9.5” Wide x 7” Deep x 2” High (24 cm x 17.8 cm x 5 cm)

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