Digital Reclockers are they worth the extra Effort - IMO YES
I have been asked about Reclockers from others .The Denafrips Iris Reclocker is an excellent way to make your streamer, or computer to dac noticeably Better . The Iris is excellent once you connect from the USB out it takes the digital incoming Signal and cleans it to give you a pristene incoming signal.
I would highly recommending this for any dac up to $1500 for only $550 a Excellent addition and has a I2S hookup which is seamless ,no compatibility issues With any Denafrips products ,as well as other that use the ps audio I2S pin out.Holo springs as well as other use this ,this new unit has much higher grade regulators ,as well as precision clocks and a bigger-0 Crystal copper 60va transformer The New Enyo 15 dac ,as well as the New Ares 15 th are a new Generation not just a upgrade .I am currently running in the Pontus 15 dac
And is a Substantial upgrade to the previous 12th anniversary. The Reclocker is
Not just an upgrade ,this Iris 12th arrived last year and comparing to previous model 2 the 12th gives everything far better accuracy and precision ,macro and micro details are much better as well.
If you wanted something far better still the Hermes DDC at $1200 will make better even a $4k-+ dac , how this works please see below .
Your incoming USB signal goes to the reclocker ,then to a FIFO buffer that stores the digital signal ,then to a FPGA DSP processor, from there to a 45 MHz ,49Mhz
Clock which is then now Reclocked which is Galvanically isolated meaning isolated from electrical noise to your outputs ,
Which are SPDIF, Optical - Toslink, AES balanced, I2S which I prefer
Which uses a HDMI cable I use Wireworld for pin out accuracy.
Once you put in your system and runin for 200 hours , then remove it
You will clearly see the drop off in resolution .
The Hermes I have tried even with my Terminator dac and Holo springs 3 ,it
Made a nice improvement across the board .I am waiting to audition the Hermes 12th very soon .
The Top Gaia is for any very high quality dac Above $4k IMO
I hope this helps ,enjoy your music 🎶happy listening .
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Fiber Optic internet > High Grade Ethernet switch + LPS > Silent Fan-less miniPC + LPS streaming Qobuz > IRIS DDC via USB > Pontus II via I2S > Tube Amp via XLR > Klipsch Forte III via OFC 12AWG cable w dedicated power line + true earth ground = Musical Bliss! Placing IRIS w its clock in the chain + dedicated power line made noticeable difference in soundstage, imaging, and “black background” for just over $1,000. Nothing left to upgrade 🥲 |
No matter the causes the Reclocker absolutely works for example Denafrips makes 3 models each one is more $$ monies much more intensive.., when using with something in its respective quality or class . Myself and many others the Pontus 15 for example or Venus the Hermes, or better still the Gaia make a Very sizable improvement this applies to most every dac in their respective price class. When spending possibly $6k on up much less so ,for much more monies are invested in All areas, and galvanic isolation . |
per https://mojo-audio.com/blog/7-myths-of-digital-audio-dispelled/ by The cheapest quartz clock they use in a $100 DVD player has more accuracy than you can hear, something like .005%. And you cannot hear the difference between .005% and .000005%. So, what makes one clock sound better than another? Two things: how low the hash noise is that the clock creates in the audible spectrum and how little electromagnetic interference it creates. Both of these pollute other components in the same chassis. An OCXO or Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillator, may have lower accuracy than a TCXO, or Temperature Controlled Crystal Oscillator, but it will sound better because it has lower hash noise Per Benjamin getting the clock out of the box improves the sound. Makes sense to me |
Clocks are made to sync multiple digital devices, like in a recording studio. If you use one and it somehow magically improves sound quality, that's great, but that is not what they are designed to do. Most of the magic happens on the output side. Just get a better DAC. Most high-end DACs don't have a clock input. Why is that? |
I use the Singxer SU6 DDC, which is great for converting USB into a variety of different types of outputs. This is helpful in my current comparison of multiple DACs. Sonically, in my system, it either makes no difference or perhaps helps a little, but it certainly doesn't degrade the sound in any way. |
