Ok so to sum up if you're only using USB and need I2s out use the Iris. If you don't need I2s, use Mutec because it's a universal solution and it also includes a Word Clock.
YMMV
.? Digital Reclocking and syncing clocks does anyone know the correct Answrrsb
Hello To all ,many Audiophiles I have found do not even know what a Digital reclocker is, and what does it do exactly , and how it helps the incoming signal.
and the Bigger question is Syncing the clock to Dac.
for example with Denafrips Reclocker , the most versatile I have seen with input outputs especially from Hermes, Gaia DCC reclockers most inputs,outputs, they have both 45,and 48 MHZ for clock sync. ,other dacs clocks may use 5-10 MHz ,this gets a bit confusing.
Here is a big question , say you have a very good dac with over clock ⏰,
Is there any advantage to syncing clock say from cheaper Iris DDC reclocker ,to the very good say Terminator oven controlled clock. The Big question is how does this work? Does the better clock in the dac dominate or influence the lesser clocks ?
or don’t bother syncing clock with cheaper Iris DDC ? Do you have to have a reclocker with = quality ⏰ clock to the dac to make it a Sonic improvement ?
these are the questions no one I know has been able to answer with absolute knowledge.
just the reclocker itself is worth wild for. It filters and cleans the incoming digital signal ,through usb,BNC,or coaxial cable, then reclocks signal to dac to have a pristine signal to read.. in this respect even a good basic reclocker like Iris would be very good ,on pontus and even Venus dac ,and Holo springs worked well
for $600, next Big step the $1250 Hermes better everything including oven controlled clocks ,if you can afford it. Syncing clocking is the big Question is there any benefit going from a lesser Iris clock in the Iris DDC reclocker syncing clock to say a Terminator + with far superior oven clocks?Is there any benefit ? If so why ? Thank you to Anyone who may have the expertise to logically explain this.
Hopefully Alvin Chee will see this ,Happy listening to your music .🎶 🎵
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@jimob ,
I am a little disappointed in Denafrips sending you a review that says,
Denafrips collects and distributes these reviews just like everyone else, and gladly sends them to anyone who will listen. They appear to make great products, but they are counting on the uneducated consumer (and reviewer) as much as anyone.
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The holo May is very good , the Terminators have been improved as of April 2021 and in one specific better measurement in one area ,many times not quite as good as others ,they both sound excellent in their own ways.. Reclocking cleans digital signal and makes it easier to read when the dac get the data puts it in a buffer then does a bunch of other things before final conversion ,in good dacs a lot of information way over my digital knowledge base . |
It is not over my digital knowledge base. This "cleaning" the digital signal is a very suspect statement (not by you, but claims by people selling it). Even the cheapest streamer has a very clean digital signal output, with potentially the exception of some electrical noise which is not difficult to filter out. That can in rare instances affect SPDIF, but a good DAC should already isolate SPDIF. It will not effect the data, but it may introduce small amounts of jitter, something most modern "good" DACs eliminate without much trouble. We are talking streamer level jitter now, not the old large amounts of jitter from CD players. With USB, this is not remotely an issue. Your USB will work or not. If it works, the data is getting there, totally uncorrupted, and as noted, the timing on USB has no impact on the DAC clock. |
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