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Maybe also get a mod from Modwright when they offer it for 105. They have done it for 83, 93 and 95. No reason to think they won't be for 105.

Also, Steve, can you please explain why the internal reclocking won't be as effective as an outboard clocker like Synchro-Mesh?

Steve, can you please explain why the internal reclocking won't be as effective as an outboard clocker like Synchro-Mesh?

Several reasons:
1) They dont use the best reclocker chip on the market
2) They dont use the best discrete voltage regulator
3) They dont use the best clock oscillator
4) Their implementation is not as good

I generally dont believe in reclocking in the DAC. It is better to leave the DAC alone and allow the source to have low jitter. If there is reclocking in the DAC, the benefits of a low-jitter source are diminished. This is why I dont reclock S/PDIF input inside my DAC.

Steve N.

HI Steve,
Again, thanks for the explanation. I'm fairly new to all these computer audio stuffs and having people like you around these forums is a great help.

I think I'm ready to try Synchro-Mesh. Someone mentioned it has 30-day trial, is it true? I could not find this info on Empirical website.

More questions regarding synchro-mesh if you don't mind, sir. :) What is the preferable interface cable, optical or coaxial?

With synchro-mesh being able to output (24/96) max, is it safe to assume there aren't any audible difference? My understanding is optical cannot handle sample rate higher than 96.

At the moment I use Audioquest Cinnamon optical cable ($65) from AppleTV to Electro-ECD1 dac. I will need another cable when Synchro-Mesh is added to the system. Any recommendation??