Advices on 10 mhz Clocks

We talked about my experience with the LHY ock-2 on another post. As mentioned, I noticed a slight improvement when using the ock-2 with my U18 ddc. I don't notice much difference using it with my Gustard X30 dac. 

The game changing moment came when you asked about using square wave outputs on the ock-2. I had not tried that, so I gave it a shot. This made a very noticeable improvement in clarity, separation of instruments, etc.  It's still connected that way.... 

Obviously everybody's ears and systems are different. Square wave is overly bright for me, sine wave is how I roll. All 50 ohms btw. The choice of square wave vs sine wave makes it a winner on the C18. Two connections each.

@baylinor I had read that the square wave output made some gear sound too bright.  In my system, everything sounds more real.  Piano, drums, bass guitar, etc.  No brightness, sibilance, etc. 

@sls883 

It probably has to do that I was purely a vinyl guy for over 50 years before beginning to appreciate the virtues of digital. 

@baylinor I played vinyl many years ago before cds came out .  A couple of years ago, I upgraded my vinyl playback system.  It's nice and sounds really good, but not better than digital.  It's a modest setup by high end standards. 

If you stream music, check out Once Blue by October Project. Really cool music, imo.