DDC Recomendations


Hi

 

I’m looking for a DDC that has USB, Coax and 10 HMz Word Clock inputs with a I2S output at a minimum of 768KHz PCM and 512 DSD. So far the Denafrips Hermes comes closest but its word clock input only works with their Terminator DAC.

Thanks!

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I believe you're looking at the uDDC footnote under "External Master Clock Input" referring to *For USB and I²S inputs only.

That footnote is for sample rates, and is unrelated to the external clock input. See the * for sample rate...no * related to clock input:

 

High Sampling Rate Support

  • PCM: Supports resolutions up to 768kHz*

  • DSD: Handles formats up to DSD512*

 

External Master Clock Input

  • Seamless integration with an external 10MHz master clock for precision synchronization.

*For USB and I²S inputs only.

 

For anyone who’s interested Denafrips confirmed with me that the clock inputs on the Hermes can only be used with 49 and 45 MHz clock inputs, basically only the Terminator dac.