05-Sep-2016, 22:48
FWIW - Having had the original mutec (no usb) in my system for about a year before upgrading to the USB version, I can certainly attest to the significant difference in the sound between the two with the USB version sounding faster, more articulate with more space around the instruments etc. I did not really find much improved by cascading them either . . .
Roon/mac mini > hqplayer > sms-200 ultra and MC-3+ USB both clocked via Mutec Ref 10 > MIT Oracle MA-X AES/EBU > D440 > Dynaudio C1 MkII via MIT Matrix HD-60