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Master Clock for the SOtM SMS-200 Ultra Neo SE

Hi guys

I have the SOtM SMS-200 Ultra Neo SE in a rig with a very well treated digital signal. It sounds very nice, but it doesn't have a Master Clock input because I did not wanted to pay that aditional cost back then (now I kind of regret it as I have a Master Clock).

 

Has anyone of you tried this device with and without a Master Clock feeding it? Does it really make a noticeable difference? My experience has been that the further the device from the DAC, the less impact the Master Clock makes. The biggest impact is feeding the DAC. I have it also feeding a DDC before the DAC and the Uptone ER and I don't find a big difference, mostly on the ER.

 

​Please answer if you had a real listening experience. I don't want to start a technical debate. 

plga
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fuzztone
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Mostly it depends on the DAC.

If you have one that ignores the external clock it is totally silly.

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jjss49
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hans beekhuysen has a video review on youtube that addresses the op question directly

plga OP
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Thanks for the answers.

 

My DAC is being fed by the Clock and it made a noticeable difference on it, but not much on the upper parts of the digital chain. It seems that the further from the DAC, the smaller the impact of a clock.

 

I will watch Hans SMS-200 Ultra Neo video again. Thanks. I don't remember him talking about this subject in particular.

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