Which USB reclocker is as good as the Innuos Phoenix USB?

@tjag Galvanic isolation is good, what about clocking and power supply on usb input. Generally, best usb boards supplied by companies like Amanero, XMOS, provide all three of these critical needs for optimized usb input on dac.

@sns

Always keep in mind quality of usb in dac is critical to determining best scheme. Doesn’t make sense to reclock prior to quality usb board clock in dac, does for inferior dac usb.

This advice you gave is way easier said than done. In fact it is perhaps impossible to follow for people on normal income. You know how I know this? Because this is according to you sns.

Here is what you wrote few days ago in the thread "Holo Audio Titanis":

sns

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07-07-2022 at 03:32pm

Not surprising in the least. Like I’ve been saying the rendering capabilities of the vast majority of servers out there second rate. Nearly all usb, or any port rendering will be improved by various filters, decrapifiers or external streamers.

The vast majority of these servers not meant to stand alone, require these external devices to hear real potential of dacs and/or streaming in general.

 

@antigrunge2 I bet the Innuos Phoenix would be upgrade over the Titanis. The fact the Phoenix even exists is testament to Innuos understanding limitations of their server’s rendering capabilities.

Are you kidding me sns?

You gave the highest praise to the Phoenix USB, because you knew most of what is out there is not good enough. Nearly ALL DACs and the VAST majority of streamers according to you. Yet the advice here is to find that unobtainable elusive perfect DAC and streamer. Money no object of course.

@sns

You didn’t provide any references, you never do. That in addition to the above I wrote. I am done listening to you.

@tjag  Wow, you are one confused person!  

Many, many dacs have optimized usb inputs, look for XMOS, Amanero or proprietary schemes, not hard to do and doesn't cost a fortune.

I stated many nice streamers out there, preferable to usb decrapifiers, reclockers since they provide these services plus superior rendering to that in most servers. I'm not saying get audiophile server, only that streamer will provide superior rendering vs the server.

You really have a problem with reading comprehension. I could provide a wide range of streamers, servers, dacs that do all of the above very nicely, and doesn't need to cost a fortune. My own streaming setup would be considered relatively cheap or expensive depending on what its being compared to.

I've had a single and constant criticism in posting on streaming. That being server rendering is far from optimized in most servers. You don't need to take it from me, read experiences of other experienced streamers, many over at audiophilestyle forum.

As for interactions with you, I"m done, you need confirmation for your biases, won't get it from me.

Many (if not most) modern high-end streamers, DACs etc. use the xCORE200 32-bit USB input processor designed by XMOS which has up to a 100 MHz sampling rate on the input stream.  So for example if you are imputing a 96kHz stream that equates to an oversampling rate of greater than 1000X, giving the system plenty of time to decide if it's a one or zero before it goes onto the I2S Bus. This is the modern approach we recommend.