Clocking: again!

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.

Asynchronous USB as well as Ethernet are asynchronous, meaning that D/A conversion clock runs independent from incoming data.  The only possible difference is how much of ambient electrical noise each cable injects into DAC. Injected noise can affect clock timing.

NO NO NO!

A 10Mhz Master Clock acts as a metronome to any internal clock wherever it is. It doesn't take over just provides perfect as possible timing to every component that accepts a 10 Mhz 75 or 50 Ohm input.

It is the Conductor that provides the timing only. There is no mystery or Voodoo involved it's science.

Word Clocks work differently Master Clocks are superior that's why they cost more than Word Clocks.