Mutec MC 3+ and CTronic After Dark Clock

@rodge827 

I didn't check all the features of the After Dark, but since your dac doesn't have a word clock input, can it be used as a reclocker? It's a higher quality unit than the Mutec.

So you would use the the After Dark as a master word clock. Mutec would be the input to your dac?

Why use two master clocks with your DAC? And that is a very fine Dac. 

A friend is using the Mutec MC-3+ as a reclocker for his very high-end Audio Note DAC, which like your Mojo, is NOS and uses no digital filters. There is a very noticeable improvement in SQ. I'll be ordering the Mutec for use with my AN DAC.

I like it. But don't take my advice :-)

@rodge827 

Can you provide a link to the CTronic  the After Dark you're interested in? I see several models, all look the same. Thanks.

@designsfx 

👍 Those design engineers bicker like Audiogon members.

Mutec MC-3+ ordered today. Will be using AES/EBU from transport and SPDIF coax from Node2i.

I wonder why they went with RCA coax in/out instead of BNC. All word clock connections are of course BNC.

@designsfx 

Sweetwater has the black in stock.

@rodge827 

My dealer carries the Mutec line and recommends the TOTL word clock for Audio Note dacs. It's way above of my budget. Maybe eventually I'll try a less expensive master clock. Actually,, a dac upgrade might happen first.

I've been using the Mutec MC-3+ for about a week and there's a significant improvement in my digital playback. I have a PS Audio PWT outputting AES/EBU and a Blusound Node2i using SPDIF coax out.

I've found that the Node2i doesn't output a very good quality stream. After adding an iFi iPurifier (reclocker) there was a noticeable SQ improvement. Now that I'm using the MC-3+ in reclock mode, I have no immediate need to upgrade my streamer or DAC. Music has more weight, detail, and depth. I haven't played a CD yet as I've been enjoying a much improved Qobuz this week. I don't know how much improvement a 10 MHz word clock would add to home audio. It might depend on the quality of the dac and how revealing a system is.