Recent content by Clivem2

I’d want to add a foot under the iSilencer to reduce strain on the DAC’s socket…easy enough to do.

I’ve experienced very similar with my R26 both with 1.4 and 1.42. Mostly it is fine…the reason why R26 didn’t show up on my network has been when I forget to fully power up the FMCs before I switch on the DAC. It’s as though if it doesn’t see a network then it stops broadcasting its presence...

Is he Rod the Mod or Mod the Rod? 😂

Are you in the camp that say the stock R26 sounds the same as other DACs that measure as most modern DACs and are essentially perfect? I gather whilst the R26 may not measure the best, any difference will be inaudible.

The increasing jitter part was my point. The remote cable is said to increase jitter so external clocks start with a huge disadvantage. As Jake has said, it’s a complex system…not that I know but I’m picking up on what others think. To simply believe external clocks can’t be an improvement...

TBH I struggled with the word “hobbled” as I typed it. I couldn’t come up with a better term. What’s in my mind is that external clocks have a lot more challenges than internal ones which are “close to the action”. Surely the external clocks must first of all overcome the downside of being...

To follow up…I can understand that connecting an external clock is fraught with jitter issues, this is why it seemed to me that an external clock for a single device shouldn’t really be a good idea. I get why a single click for multiple devices is a good idea. Presumably the R26 clock must be...

That makes sense. Having been pilloried for using such a lousy PN performing clock, it’s becoming clearer why it works and that PN isn’t necessarily the critical sole criterion.

Any clues?

I wonder whether the R26 and many other DACs have spurs due to their internal clocks so external clocks can end up giving a better sound. There has to be a plausible explanation somewhere,,,,given the femto clock in the R26.

Tracks I listen to… For acoustic bass (double bass) - Oscar Peterson - You Look Good To Me from We Get Requests. I have a playlist with very varied tracks eg from The Who - Behind Blue Eyes to a couple of versions of Adagio for Strings, also jazz tracks from Diana Krall. Some...

Some interesting clock snippets including LB and LHY: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/metrology/10-mhz-reference-for-audio-lhy-ock-1-used-in-lab-instead/ Above my pay grade!

That’s a bit weird though I have 2 LMR400 cables, one is really good, the other is so-so. The so-so one is ultra-flex 0.5m and mega stiff good one is 0.2M. Is it the cable or the length? I didn’t like RG58 cables but I don’t have the Thomson The thing about the LB clock is that those that...

That’s a bit weird though I have 2 LMR400 cables, one is really good, the other is so-so. The so-so one is ultra-flex 0.5m and mega stiff good one is 0.2M. Is it the cable or the length? I didn’t like RG58 cables but I don’t have the Thomann.

My guess is the plugging in or out of the antenna will make little difference until the clock drifts. This could take 30 mins or 30 days for all we know.