My understanding is clock synching between two devices has the clocks work together seamlessly when clocking signal inputs, so the signals the Hermes are fed are clocked in tandem with the clock in the Terminator. IOW the two devices "are on the same page". This synching supposedly lowers jitter thus distortion, sonically speaking this supposedly improves phase coherence thus clarity. In my system this benefit has been mercifully clear, but often others report little to zero audible improvement. Congrats on the Terminator 15th, curious to know if the rumor is true that it's a rebadged Plus.
Can someone explain the clock sync?
I recently got a new Denafrips Terminator 15th. I already have the Denafrips Hermes so I can sync the clocks with 2 BNC coaxial cables. I have done that but I really am not positive what this does. I did it right away when I placed the DAC into the rig because this DAC is a beast to move and make connections so I just did the connections and let it cook. All my digital sources are fed into the Hermes and I use an I2s connection to the DAC as well as the clock cables. I scoured the internet with google to find out exactly what this does to no avail. Maybe someone here can explain it? All I can gather is the two clocks "talk to each other" but does this allow the better clocks in the DAC to take president? I’m old and this digital stuff is complicated to me in some cases. Thanks!
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@fthompson251 wow 👌 if that is the case then your 15th and the Venus 15h at $3700 are smoking deals. Tempted but thinking of the new Weiss DAC502 Mk II because of the DSP functions. |