“What is jitter and why does it matter?”

This questions seems to pop up at least once a week, in various forms, on AVS Forum. 

An exhaustive jitter overview, written by Giorgio Pozzoli, appears here. 

John Atkinson, one of my favorite reviewers, wrote a terrific editorial in the December 1990 issue of Stereophile.

Bottom Line: Jitter is a real, audible, mostly correctible and preventable barrier to achieving faithful audio reproduction. Jitter is responsible, in large part, for the differences observed between average and exceptional audio gear.

My favorite gear, Meridian, is known for its low jitter qualities…