Let’s stick with what the OP asks shall we
He wants to use his Marantz SACD player hence an external DAC is a non starter (as there’s no facility to export DSD).
Marantz provide for a 75ohm BNC master world clock input but provide no data on the stability of the internal clock.
It therefore follows that adding an external clock could improve the sound if any of the following apply
1. The external clock is itself more stable than the one in the Marantz
2. The electrical environment in a stand alone clock is more stable than that in the all in one Marantz (btw this is dCS’ argument for a stand alone clock rather than slaving to the one in the Transport)
As even modestly priced clocks as suggested to the OP probably satisfy both 1 and 2 I’d suggest they give it a try,
This review gives a good description of what to listen for when adding a master clock to a one box system
http://highfidelity.pl/@main-815&lang=en
He wants to use his Marantz SACD player hence an external DAC is a non starter (as there’s no facility to export DSD).
Marantz provide for a 75ohm BNC master world clock input but provide no data on the stability of the internal clock.
It therefore follows that adding an external clock could improve the sound if any of the following apply
1. The external clock is itself more stable than the one in the Marantz
2. The electrical environment in a stand alone clock is more stable than that in the all in one Marantz (btw this is dCS’ argument for a stand alone clock rather than slaving to the one in the Transport)
As even modestly priced clocks as suggested to the OP probably satisfy both 1 and 2 I’d suggest they give it a try,
This review gives a good description of what to listen for when adding a master clock to a one box system
http://highfidelity.pl/@main-815&lang=en