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'' Okay let me ask my digital question in another way ''........

Hello Audiogoners  - I hope all is well and I will try and ask my digital question in another way. Has anybody ever added a MUTEC Ref 10 SE 120 Master clock to their Esoteric K-01XD CD player and what were the results ? The reason that I ask is the Esoteric player will accept both a square wave and sine wave signal from an out board master clock. The MUTEC is a only a square wave signal and the optimum scenario would be to have both players on the same wave siganl. It can work both sine and square but I need to know how did it sound ???? Thank you all and stay safe.    
garebear

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garebear OP
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So my question is - '' has anybody out there added a MUTEC Ref 10 or Ref 10 SE 120 to an Esoteric K-01XD CD player and what where the sonic results '' ?  Thank you ……. 
garebear OP
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Good morning Mr. Mahler 123  -  thank you for your response and also thank you for the suggestion. I have been doing a ton of research on this topic and the reason that some of these master clocks when added on  '' don't work sonically '' is due to the question that I have presented. There are difference in the signal being made ; sine vs square. The MUTEC Ref 10 SE 120 Master Clock is an incredible product and unbelievably engineered and I am looking at that over staying in the Esoteric line. But ...but... its signal is a square wave and even though Esoteric players will accept both signals  …...it does effect the overall sound. Sometimes good and sometimes bad. I am looking for someone here who has gone through what I am looking at now and has an educated and accurate response.                
garebear OP
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Thanks sns much appreciated. This is why I am doing my home work before buying anything. The MUTEC clock is a XCXO oscillator which if we a are talking about the same thing is different. There is a lot in adding a clock as they must match. I hope things work out for you and thank you.  
garebear OP
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Good morning Goners ; Aubreybobb thank you so very much and I am smiling at your response as the typical '' thread locusts '' here on Audiogon and we know who they are have not responded to this question(s).

SNS  - thank you again as well....

Hello ; djones 51 and BINGO ! That is why I am here with this question. Esoteric notes that the K-01XD accepts sine waves but it has also noted that it can also accept a square wave. Hence, my confusion. I am still looking into that situation and you hit the nail on the head. To me ; if the MUTEC's output is a square wave signal then the CD player receiving that 10 hmz signal should also be set up to accept a square wave...…. they should be compatible and as SNS have talked, there 's where you could run into an issue with adding a clock if there are two different signals. .        

   

garebear OP
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......good morning SNA and I have contacted Mutec and presented my question to them as I did with Esoteric and will see how they respond. Yes it is nice not having the usual '' scribes '' chime in as this dilemma is more direct and factual as opposed to their usual arena which is subjective and of their own opinions  - and that's just want the are ; their opinions. Thank you again and stay safe and I will follow up …..     
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