Is the Monarchy DIP effective?


Considering buying a Monarchy DIP between a Sony 7700 dvd and a CAL Sigma 24/96 dac. Would I benefit using one and how much of a difference can I expect?
bradz

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I found a useful improvement between a Cal Delta/Alpha combination - principally in improved refinement, smoothness (less grain), and resolution. With better two box combos like my Theta Data III and Gen Va DAC there was a degradation in the sound, yet the Genesis Digital Lens improved things hugely. I suspect you will get an improvement in your system, that it will be roughly as I describe, but the quality of both your separates is such that the Monarchy may be only a marginal improvement.
The Genesis is somewhat different. In simplistic terms the Monarchy DIP is just a phase locked loop jitter reducer, while the Genesis Digital Lens stores the data stream and re-clocks it, as well as re-dithering.