[bkwiram]

I need something like a Monarchy DIP or Camelot Dragon - but with AES-EBU in *and* out (true for the Dragon, not true for the Monarchy) and ideally either low price (unlike the Dragon; like the Monarchy) or capable of handling multiple 2-channel AES-EBU inputs. I'm willing to pay up a bit for a device that can handle 4 or 6 channels of jitterbusting at once.

Anyone know of such devices out there in the world? Or is this a nonexistent market niche?

thanks much,

Brandt

[Rich Carlson]

The Behringer SRC2496 might be what you're looking for - AES/EBU in and out on XLR, as well as toslink and XLR.  $130 new from a number of on-line places.  I recently got one, and like it (and I own 3 Monarchy DIPs deployed in various systems).

[bkwiram]

Hi Rich,

Thanks for the suggestion. Does the unit require word clock in to dejitter? Looks like the primary purpose of the thing is sample rate conversion rather than jitter reduction. I'm a little confused. But only a little.

I have a Monarchy DIP Classic on order; it will live 'upstream' in my system, right behind the Squeezebox. Eventually I'd like to get a 'downstream' dejitterer that will sit between my Alesis AI-4 format converter and my Tact 2150 tweeter amp.

best,

Brandt

[bkwiram]

GW Labs / Centasound sells a DSP unit that upsamples and jitter reduces. $400 with AES-EBU in and out.

Just what the doctor ordered...

best,

Brandt

[Rich Carlson]

Thanks for the suggestion. Does the unit require word clock in to dejitter? Looks like the primary purpose of the thing is sample rate conversion rather than jitter reduction.

No, you can set it to lock to its internal clock regardless of whether there is an external word clock.  I am using a Monarchy DIP Classic and DIP upsampler ahead of a Behringer DEQ2496, and the SRC2496 between the DEQ and my dac (Benchmark), because it has the AES/EBU in and out.  So it sounds like some similarity in our approaches. 
Rich