One of the best features of the Transporter (TP) is its ability to accept input from an external word clock (WC).
In theory, this seems like a bad idea. After all, how could a (slow) word clock possibly compete in precision with an internal crystal oscillator? Especially since the WC freq must be multiplied to synthesize a master clock signal? In practice, I can say that I have had very positive results with external clocking WHEN THE TP IS USED AS A "TRANSPORT" (NOT A DAC). IOW, when the TP's digital output is streamed to an external DAC. I have tried 3 clocking sources, and every one of them improved the sound quality (SQ). (One of these "clocks" was a precision signal generator outputting sine waves. It arguably produced the best SQ!) While I did not do "blind testing," I did confirm the result with other audiophiles. "The difference was not small," as the mags like to say. If my results are confirmed by other forum mambers, I would offer that this approach is a great way to get more out of your TP/Ext DAC. A decent ext clock like the Antelope that I use costs about $1K. Signal generators can be had for <$100 used. Has anyone else had this experience? Sean, have you tested this approach in your lab? Bob -- teros ------------------------------------------------------------------------ teros's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18601 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58682 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
