Decided to home demo the TEAC CG-10M Master Clock Generator with my UD-701N this week. No cost risk - figured I’d give this a shot even though the 701 is stellar on its own.
The improvement is very clear and discernable with everything I’m checking out (presence, spaciousness, transient response, and bass articulation). I was anticipating it would not change much and I was way off. It’s a keeper for me…very nice upgrade for a relatively modest cost.
I didn’t try the CG-10M with the NT-505X when home demo’ing, but my dealer (Esoteric Audio, Richmond, VA - great service) keeps them stacked in the demo room and attests to its improvement in that config, as well.
Using a 50-ohm 1-ft cable, but will need ~0.5m for my setup (do not want to stack). Also will try different power cords down the line.
Anyway, if one has the opportunity to demo this master clock generator with their TEACs (or other units), it’s could be a worthwhile endeavor (certainly was for me).
Also, finally getting around to tyring out Qobuz with the UD-701N, which is nice, and getting more in tune with the Lumin/Esoteric/TEAC HR app, which is actually not too bad.