Clocking: again!

@antigrunge2

Right on! I was just as gobsmacked when I switched the stock cable between my DAC and Clock with Acrolink 6N-D5070II. I was immediately struck by how all concepts of imaging and staging were redefined. The bass and treble response further improved to reference-level, and the midrange became fully articulated and colorful.

Any improvement you make to a Word Clock or Master Clock will pay off big time, like a dedicated LPS or cable upgrades. How can bits be just be bits when you put a $3.5k clock cable on a Master/ Word Clock? It's just crazy amazing!

In our hobby everything matters and we are only at the very beginning of optimizing streaming.

Amen brother.  It’s a brave new world.  I just realized streaming Qobuz through my iPad even with upgraded cables falls short of just playing a damn CD.  So here we go...

External clocks are meaningless if your DAC reclocks everything.

If not spend up and enjoy it.

@ Fuzztone:  Yes, my DAC reclocks.  Still, an external clock and the EtherRegen make a huge improvement to the sound. It is obvious for anybody who cares to actually try it.  And you cannot explain that, so it is better to remain in denial.