How can I tell if I need a better clock for my DAC?

Seems like even a dCs dac gets better with a better clock. Better clocks and cleaner power can probably help almost any dac.

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/dcs-puccini-clock

@headphonedreams and @melm — thanks for your posts — it sounds like my CXU could benefit from a reclocker; now I need to decide if the new clock will make more noticeable improvement than a better CDP or DAC... or MCP decoder, or whatever. Will the audio solution ever make itself known?

@cheeg,

Installing a better clock in your CXU would likely be cost prohibitive. Also, there's no telling if the rest of the CXU circuitry would reveal what a new clock would offer.  If you want better digital performance then you get from the CXU, better to sell it and start over.  Or you can begin by adding a separate DAC and using the CXU as a CD front end.