22-Feb-2016, 19:34
(22-Feb-2016, 17:52)Antoine Wrote: I read a comment that someone believes the MC-3+USB is as good as cascading 3 MC-3+, but putting an MC-3+ behind MC-3+USB does improve things further. it's crazy (and of course subjective)! Mutec itself urges to put the new MC-3+ USB last in chain BTW. (http://www.computeraudiophile.com/f6-dac...post510875)If you read the German forum where all the enthusiasts of reclocking have been active recently, you will recall that the new MC-3+ USB has the reputation of having a much better clock than its predecessor. This is the reason why it is recommended to put it at the end of a cascade, if there is an MC-3+ involved.
Vincent Brient makes the analogy of stacking reclockers with putting multiple doors on the way of noise. If you have a double door, you are going to hear less noise on the other side.
Remains to see how the MC-3+ USB would behave in connection with a d1-reclocker. If the d1-reclocker has a better clock than the Mutec, it would make sense to plug the Mutec between the server part (optimized CuBox) and the reclocker. Otherwise, the option to put the Mutec at the end of the chain seems OK.
But be aware that plus does not always mean better ; another German company, Acousence, has released a competitor to the MC-3+ USB. And stacking this device with the MC-3+ USB does not improve but degrades things.
Need to listen and decide for oneself. Enjoy anyway :-)