Wyred4Sound - Do clocks age?


Reading a recent review of the wyred4Sound Remedy over at 6moons (gods, is there any site harder to read or understand?) they seemed to say that perhaps digital clocks in sources and DACs age.

I remember reading some truth to this with some of the higher end clocks aging relatively quickly compared to lesser clocks.  I'm wondering if anyone has a source or measurements for this?

Does this mean we'll need to purchase a re-clocker every 5 years to keep our DACs sounding at their best?

Best,

Erik
erik_squires
It goes without saying that even recent, advanced clocks on systems moving at very high speeds will run a little slower than older design clocks on systems that are stationary relative to the moving system, thus making the advanced clocks age more slowly.  ;-)
As I might have expected, Geoff, it looks like you're well versed on Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity :-)

Regards,
-- Al
 
Which is why I always drive fast! :)

I just found out something I wish I had known before ordering.  The W4S Remedy isn''t really a reclocker, it's a sample rate converter with a good clock. That's not at all what I wanted.  I'll still give it a listen.

Erik
erik_squires OP
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07-11-2016 4:26pm
Which is why I always drive fast! :)

Finally! Someone said something that makes sense.

@almarg I'd be surprised if clocks got all that much better over 2 years though. The Auralic jitter specs, at least for the SE version, are outstanding, around 80 femto-seconds, while the published measurements for the W4S are around 87 picoseconds. Over 1,000 times worse, but still much better than Apple TV.

In fact, the Remedy in this case may add jitter. :)

I really should read specs better, and not buy products after drinking sake.

Erik