I own the DSPro Basic IIIa with a Pearl transport, and have found the Monarchy Audio DIP 24/96 jitter-reduction box to offer enough of a worthwhile improvement to invest in the extra digital cable as well (ya gotta go RCA into the DIP, but you can go XLR out). The original DIP was measured by Paul Miller as having better technical performance than the TLC, for whatever that's worth (I haven't tried or heard the TLC myself - link at Monarchy's website). About an equal improvement was derived from then powering the whole shebang, digitally speaking, with balanced AC (from an API Power Wedge Ultra - the balanced feature can be defeated, and it turns out to make the biggest difference anywhere in the system on the digital front end). There are a few archived posts about the DIP, where I and others go into more extensive detail about what we did or didn't like with this tweak.
Cal Audio CL-10 and Theta GenVa - - - TLC?
Looking for opinions as to level of improvement that could be expected by adding a Theta TLC to the above system. I know it is an inexpensive tweak, but do not want to end up with an extra piece of equipment and coax cables if the addition will not make a noticable difference. I have talked with a few people, and get answers ranging from "dramatic" to "maybe slight" improvement. Would appreciate input.
Thanks,
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