10-Feb-2016, 13:33
(This post was last modified: 10-Feb-2016, 13:43 by deviousalet.)
I can confirm from personal experience that re-clocking the USB data and regenerating the USB power made audible improvements to me in both my speaker and headphone systems.
I'm using the UpTone Regen, but a number of skilled designers have taken the same approach. It seems that a consensus is building as we learn about digital music that a precise clock matters as does removing the noise generated by electromagnetic interference. Most of the top DACs, sources, and tweaks are taking this approach. The specific methods seems to vary (and thus the results vary) but the number and success of these approaches seems to validate the need to reduce noise and improve clocking. One can do that through corrective tweaks (Jitterbug, Regen, Mutec, etc.) or minimizing the problems by using a good source (Gentleman's unit, Melco, etc.). On the other hand when Devialet AIR works (as it does for me) it sounds almost as good as my tweaked USB chain so I can also see the value in avoiding USB altogether.
If I were showing off an Original d'Atelier I would certainly try to use the best source and cables I could, although I'm sure that it sounds stunning without such effort.
I'm using the UpTone Regen, but a number of skilled designers have taken the same approach. It seems that a consensus is building as we learn about digital music that a precise clock matters as does removing the noise generated by electromagnetic interference. Most of the top DACs, sources, and tweaks are taking this approach. The specific methods seems to vary (and thus the results vary) but the number and success of these approaches seems to validate the need to reduce noise and improve clocking. One can do that through corrective tweaks (Jitterbug, Regen, Mutec, etc.) or minimizing the problems by using a good source (Gentleman's unit, Melco, etc.). On the other hand when Devialet AIR works (as it does for me) it sounds almost as good as my tweaked USB chain so I can also see the value in avoiding USB altogether.
If I were showing off an Original d'Atelier I would certainly try to use the best source and cables I could, although I'm sure that it sounds stunning without such effort.