Post by John on Dec 16, 2022 6:07:53 GMT
After hearing what a clock could do to a system and then Jules visit confirming my thoughts about the slight warmth I took Tony advice around adding an external clock to the Gustard R26. The choice was driven by costs and that it it was quite small in size. I was not expecting the difference it would make.
I got the Leo Bodnar GPS Precision Reference clock.
www.leobodnar.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=107&products_id=234
Looking at the specs it does not look good but I guess we not always measuring the right things.
I cannot compare this to other clocks and to be honest nor do I want too I can only say how I experience the clock.
Setup is simple you connect the GPS antenna and the USB C into the software Leo Bodnar recommends and the GPS locks in I am told you should do this every month. Its a simple process as the software does it all for you.
First of all this changes the R26 for the better I have tried several DDC's and I have not settled with any for a variety of different reasons.
Burn-in is slow and it takes time to fully come on song. At present I am borrowing a BNC cable. As the R26 is a 50 0hm clock input I am using a 50 ohm cable.
I going to dive-in and say this is probably the tweak what has made the single biggest difference to my system. It totally changes the performance of the R26 and improves the DAC performance in every department. Differences are not subtle and the R26 now performs at a different league.
The slight sense of warmth has gone, What I now hear just sounds so right. My Evos now sound like floor standers, the only stand mounts I heard do this before were the TADs at Tony's, but they not lost their texture in fact I hear details in the bass I did not know existed. Depth has increased as so has detail. But the bit I am surprised the most by is the just how much more grunt the system has. Boy the system likes to rock. It is like adding a supercharger to the engine of the system
I would now say having prevision of an external clock on a DAC is the way to go if you want to take it to another level.
I got the Leo Bodnar GPS Precision Reference clock.
www.leobodnar.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=107&products_id=234
Looking at the specs it does not look good but I guess we not always measuring the right things.
I cannot compare this to other clocks and to be honest nor do I want too I can only say how I experience the clock.
Setup is simple you connect the GPS antenna and the USB C into the software Leo Bodnar recommends and the GPS locks in I am told you should do this every month. Its a simple process as the software does it all for you.
First of all this changes the R26 for the better I have tried several DDC's and I have not settled with any for a variety of different reasons.
Burn-in is slow and it takes time to fully come on song. At present I am borrowing a BNC cable. As the R26 is a 50 0hm clock input I am using a 50 ohm cable.
I going to dive-in and say this is probably the tweak what has made the single biggest difference to my system. It totally changes the performance of the R26 and improves the DAC performance in every department. Differences are not subtle and the R26 now performs at a different league.
The slight sense of warmth has gone, What I now hear just sounds so right. My Evos now sound like floor standers, the only stand mounts I heard do this before were the TADs at Tony's, but they not lost their texture in fact I hear details in the bass I did not know existed. Depth has increased as so has detail. But the bit I am surprised the most by is the just how much more grunt the system has. Boy the system likes to rock. It is like adding a supercharger to the engine of the system
I would now say having prevision of an external clock on a DAC is the way to go if you want to take it to another level.