Hello Matjet,
Different engineers like to take different design approaches, the ones they believe are best for their equipment. This said, I cannot further elaborate on why external Esoteric clocks improve the sound of their digital audio equipment without getting into technical details which may be a conflict of interests and against the non-disclosure agreement we have signed. Maybe it is a good idea to contact Esoteric and ask them to provide an explanation that will help you better understand the benefits of their external clocking when used with their digital audio players and systems.
I have chosen asynchronous because it brings better results with my design approach.
If you are indeed interested auditioning the NWO-M and evaluating its performance, we can arrange it. Otherwise, there is no point trying to prove what we think is better or not from a technical point of view. After all, the audio quality achieved is the most important aspect, and I am sure that it will take you about 30 seconds to determine the NWO-M performance level. Of course, it is not at all fair comparing production equipment with an all-hand-made boutique. This is the reason why Esoteric and APL Hi-Fi do not really look at each other as competitors. Hope youd understand!
Best wishes,
Alex Peychev
Different engineers like to take different design approaches, the ones they believe are best for their equipment. This said, I cannot further elaborate on why external Esoteric clocks improve the sound of their digital audio equipment without getting into technical details which may be a conflict of interests and against the non-disclosure agreement we have signed. Maybe it is a good idea to contact Esoteric and ask them to provide an explanation that will help you better understand the benefits of their external clocking when used with their digital audio players and systems.
I have chosen asynchronous because it brings better results with my design approach.
If you are indeed interested auditioning the NWO-M and evaluating its performance, we can arrange it. Otherwise, there is no point trying to prove what we think is better or not from a technical point of view. After all, the audio quality achieved is the most important aspect, and I am sure that it will take you about 30 seconds to determine the NWO-M performance level. Of course, it is not at all fair comparing production equipment with an all-hand-made boutique. This is the reason why Esoteric and APL Hi-Fi do not really look at each other as competitors. Hope youd understand!
Best wishes,
Alex Peychev