DDC Recomendations

Laiv Harmony coming out with what you are looking for. Check Vinshine for pre-order info. 

I have Denafrips Gaia, also confused as to whether clock inputs work for any external clock. In any case I don't feel the need for any further clocking in my setup, sync/slaved to the fine OXCO clock in Gaia provides me with a wonderful analog/vinyl presentation, can't imagine a less digital presentation.

My experience lends me to believe it possible to overclock a streaming setup. At one point I added audiophile switch to my network, the whole presentation became too precise, far too delineated image outlines, YMMV.

I just got notification on the Laiv unit, could be a winner although it only has Femto clock vs Hermes OXCO.

Thanks for the heads up on the Laiv Harmony uDDC. That looks like exactly what I'm looking for.

The Laiv has a switch mode power supply.

I have spotted one downside. The external clock output only works with i2s and USB. Not coax which is what I really need it for. I emailed Denafrips about using an external clock with the Hermes.