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Femto clocks ,every unit should have one

I was reading in Computer Audiophile even the .$400 Geek pulshas a a Femto clock. It is inexcusable for any credible company to not consider a Femto clock they are 1,000s of times more accurate then a a Pico master clock. We are speaking of a a Trillion times ,vs millions.
More accuracy ,equals less jitter more refined ,better resolution.
These clocks were several $1,000s a few years ago . Now a .085 Femto clock maybe $50 and made in the U.S.A the Geek puke use this.
I bought so Wyred SE dac then realized it has far superior low distortion parts but over looked a major part,the new kid in the block the Femto clock.i have been asking them to upgrade this dac most far no response ?
Why .they still have a lot of old pico clocks they want to off.
If buying any new dac a Demand a a Pico clock.BTW the vega dacs parts are not as close tolerance as the wyred SE dac,but it does have a Femto clock. Wyred needs now to step up to the plate .it sounds very good
It could be that much better with this clock.
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mapman
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So far, there is only 1 dac that shows up prominently in a Google search that uses the Femto clock. That one has received some good reviews but it is not cheap, in the 4-5K range.

Faster more accurate clocks in DACs that might still come in under say $1500 or so is more what I'd be interested in.
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audioman58 OP
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Hello it is a fact ,Wyred has a unit as we speak that has been tested and does fit existing models in the SE group But will not be out for another month or two for they have
other tweaks.I heard a example with the clock and the Best Synergistic fuse which adds a bit of warmth and inner detail.and clock is much much more accurate meaning abit smoother more clear presentation.
The Femto clock is a minimum 82 Femto secondsthe latest for 2014.THis is a fact .JUst ask Clint if they are experimenting with them. it is a pre production test dac
they have to complete all R& D testing before making it official .
audioengr
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Just because a clock is rated on a bench with a $1K power supply to have 85Fsec of jitter, this does not mean that it will perform this well in the circuit. If the power and grounding system is not top-notch, you can easily get 500 psec of jitter using this clock. Its all about implementation.

BTW, I plan to put a FemtoClock in my Turboclock module, which I can use in any of my DACs and USB converters. This module uses individual low-noise, fast-reacting discrete Hynes regulators for each clock and 6GHz rated coax cables.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio
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audioman58 OP
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Steve your products are always very good,my uncle is a digital audio engineer
And he said any quality engineered product she easilly be able to implement a Femto clock if it is same size .Steve on a new Femto clock how many hours if any for breakin ? .
audioengr
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Audioman - implementing a working femtoclock circuit and actually achieving really low jitter at the system-level are two entirely different things.

Break-in has to do with power supply elements, such as capacitors in the decoupling and power regulation. Usually an overnight run or a day is sufficient for these electrolytic caps.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio
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