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Clocking: again!

There are all manner of folk claiming that clocking is irrelevant to Ethernet and USB connections. While this is obviously ignorant of the RMI/EMI and ground level effects on DA conversion and the analogue stages of a DAC, the level to which digital clocking matters was again brought into stark relief when I changed the clock cable between the Antelope 10m clock and the Etherregen from the cable supplied by Antelope to a Shunyata Clock75 Sigma cable. Shazam! Everything jumping into focus and significantly more snap and reverb. In our hobby everything matters and we are only at the very beginning of optimizing streaming.

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lalitk
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“state of the art design, FR and sound reproduction.”

You do indeed live in a DSP controlled bubble 😂

sns
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@lordmelton  has the solution on clocks. So, the question becomes in what order do we upgrade streaming solutions. We have the choice to optimize clocks first, or after server, streamer and all other network upgrades available to us.

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lordmelton
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@sns If you're using computer audio your first priority should be a re-clocker. If you have a streamer then a Master Clock but it all depends if these devices have a clock input.

If you PM your personal case maybe I can assist.

djones51
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You do indeed live in a DSP controlled bubble 😂

Guilty.

https://www.erinsaudiocorner.com/loudspeakers/dutch_dutch_8c/

 

was impressed both by the sound quality and the quality of engineering exhibited by the Dutch & Dutch 8c. Even without REW, the 8c's response extends at full level to 20Hz. But with the REW integration and the ability for a pair of these speakers to act as a Roon endpoint, which will be available by the time you read these words (footnote 5), I echo Kal's conclusion that the D&D 8c demonstrates that active, DSP-empowered speakers are the future. And I also echo what I wrote in our original review: "Wow!"—John Atkinson

dougthebiker
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So I have the Etherregen and love it.  Precisely which 10Mhz Master clock is recommended with it and whose cables?

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