Just Get A Better DAC?

You might consider a DAC that is not designed around reclockers at all--use the money to upgrade to a DAC that already has a great master clocker.  Years back, I had a high end (at that time) Denafrips then added a DDC reclocker and it was a sonic improvement--in that environment.  I evolved away from that setup with a clearly more refined Lampizator (no need for reclocker) and now with SW1X.  The price tag for the upper SW1X models may be prohibitive but they make some excellent models in their lower-tier DACS. These are designed specifically to not need any "enhancements" or signal shapers.  If considering them, be sure to make sure you have a streamer that blends well with SPDIF connections.  Here is their philosophy about reclocking: 

 https://sw1xad.co.uk/technology_post/why-re-clocking-of-sw1x-dacs-is-a-bad-idea/

Hi,

I am an importer for audio. 

I have personally had over 60 different dacs, stopped counting. From my experience the digital cable has a huge effect and also making sure the DAC and source like the same digital connection. Some DAC manufactures like i2s so hooking the DAC to a source that is USB focused can be a mistake. 

IMHO find a great DAC and hook it to a compatible source with a great cable. I am also a huge fan of Reiki products. 

Cheers,

Robert Neill 

President 

Worldwide Wholesales 

Thanks for the advice which come from an expert..

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Hi,

I am an importer for audio. 

I have personally had over 60 different dacs, stopped counting. From my experience the digital cable has a huge effect and also making sure the DAC and source like the same digital connection. Some DAC manufactures like i2s so hooking the DAC to a source that is USB focused can be a mistake. 

IMHO find a great DAC and hook it to a compatible source with a great cable. I am also a huge fan of Reiki products. 

Cheers,

Robert Neill 

President 

Worldwide Wholesales 

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www.worldwidewholesales.com 

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I agree with convenience and “savings “ of one unit versus seperates plus interconnects. But I see adding seperates as a way to (hopefully) hear the impact of the DAC, clock, etc as added. And with evolving tech, will their be something significantly better in near future?

Having said that with so many other variables in my listening room I’m betting a good upper end DAC with all the bells will be just fine. 

@baylinor I accidentally ran in to this discussion. When I replied to you that USB is better than I2S inputs of Audio Mirror DAC I assumed you are feeding from same source through USB or I2S. In your scenario you use DDC to convert USB to I2S, but you are forgetting that DDC re-clocks the signal, while feeding directly to USB input you don't re-clock.