CDP Clock Replacement - did you upgrade yours ???

Richard Kern installed an Audiocom Superclock 3 in my Audio Refinement player and the improvement was astonishing. Loaned it to a higher end shop for comparison and it competed with their stock players up to about $2500. I use it as a transport with a DAC.

Expected improvements in dynamics, openess and dynamics.

I've had the Audiocom SC2, SC3, and SC4 in my SCD-1, powered by stock DC, then SC3 power supply, then batteries. The clock is the single greatest improvement I've done among many mods. The SC4 is far ahead of the earlier generations, so I would guess that it betters most other aftermarket clocks. You might want to talk with Richard Kern/Audiocom, as I believe he has used the LC and Tent as well.

With upgrade to a good clock you will hear more transparency & resolution, dimensionality, bass control, and reduced digital glare & hardness.

I had my Rotel 1070 clock upgraded to a Audiocom Superclock II & like Dgarretson, I heard improvements across the board.
Other things to try (if not done so) are good support of the CDP for eg: Symposium RBs & EMI/RFI control ie: ERS Stillpoint paper.
Good luck..

My Shanling CDT100 had the Trichord 4 clock + never connected power suppy, with a clear improvement in clarity and detail

I have a "flea" clock in my Meridian 500 (see the PinkFish forums for more details). Cost was just £50, made a very sizeable improvement to the naturalness of my system. For the cost, why wouldn't you?

I actually lost the Marantz SA7S1 SACD/CDP and DAC combo and went for a transport/clock and DAC combo, then upgraded the cables. Yes, it was a complete change (with the exception of the DAC) and the end result was more than well worth it. The CDP portion of the rig now consists of the following;

Snake River Audio (henceforth referred to as SRA) Cottonmouth PC to an Esoteric P-02 transport, clocked via a SRA Takshaka digital cable from a Mutec REF10 SE 120 Master Clock and SRA Signature PC. From the transport out, another SRA Takshaka digital cable into a ANK4.1 Pro DAC with a SRA Signature Series PC, then into my Canary C-800 MKII pre via a set of SRA Takshaka IC’s. 

Yes, it was a hefty investment and honestly, I didn’t like the sound that came from the transport, as it wasn’t linear across all frequencies (in my system) and the sonic presentation was somewhat disappointing to me. With the swap out from a SRA Signature to a SRA Cottonmouth PC, and the addition of the Takshaka digital cables (from an Audiolund Extreme Silver and Boomslang), the sound had dramatically changed. 

The difference between that and the Marantz was not even close. Like an apples to oranges in comparison sonic differences, ALL for the better. That Mutec REF10 SE 120 did the Esoteric a world of good, along with the specific cabling used. FWIW.

Tom