I have been thinking about the same thing. You can easily buy a streamer with a built in DAC for less than the cost of a DAC.
But forgetting that, what seems odd is that a stand alone clock for the DAC often cost as much as the DAC with its built in clock, or streamer/DAC with its built in clock. Reading between the lines, a number of clock purchasers' comments allude to a "incremental" improvement, and others don't sound quite sure there was any improvement.
Just my observation from reading here, no practical experience so I am open to being corrected.
But forgetting that, what seems odd is that a stand alone clock for the DAC often cost as much as the DAC with its built in clock, or streamer/DAC with its built in clock. Reading between the lines, a number of clock purchasers' comments allude to a "incremental" improvement, and others don't sound quite sure there was any improvement.
Just my observation from reading here, no practical experience so I am open to being corrected.