david42018

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Is anyone with an MSB Dac using an outboard clock?
I highly recommend you audition some different external clocks. I really believe you can improve on an internal clock if the external one is simply designed better. I changed my tune about clocking after hearing the results myself. Think about it ... 
Wavelenth Wavelink and Empirical Offramp converter
Yeah definitely keep us updated. I have a friend who compared them head to head and said the Offramp was a substantial upgrade. He's running Maggie 3.7's, Pliniuis SA-Reference amp, Plinius Tautoro pre, Clarity Cables power cables, WyWires speaker... 
Why do intelligent people deny audio differences?
He obviously has very little understanding of digital. So little it would be hard to argue with him because he's blinded by the same frame of mind many other "smart" people have in the belief bits is bits. If it was all 1's and 0's and perfect it ... 
PS Power Plant or Alan Maher PE's?
Sorry but dedicated circuits aren't the be all end all 80-90% of the way there. This is a big misconception that if you use dedicated circuits your power / noise problems are fixed. It does NOTHING to reduce inline noise whatsoever it simply reduc... 
EMM Labs DAC 2 presentation
Typo in my post, meant to say "Asynchronous" 
EMM Labs DAC 2 presentation
Don't spend your money on a new DAC. You absolutely need a better way to get your audio out of the PC into the Emm Labs DAC. The USB input on that DAC is the worst connection you could possibly use out of your options. You aren't giving your DAC 2... 
dCS Puccini Clock
If you want one of the best word clocks available the Black Lion Audio Microclock MKII is exceptional. It is hands down better than the Apogee Big Ben which several of my friends own. The Big Ben apparently uses older PLL technology for reducing j...