![]() The Ideon 3R Mastertime Blackstar is fantastic unit. If you do DSD, you can still support DSD output through i2s if you have an i2s compatible DAC. Something such as the Singxer SU-6 with a linear power supply. ![]() Can you tell us what your DAC is? Depending on what you say, it could be that a really good USB-to-SPDIF converter might end up being a better choice. The USB receiver in your DAC may or may not be high end. If you like this altered/smoothed sound, then that's great. Even the music servers will alter the waveforms with their DSP logic. I have found that the Innous music servers actually are not fully transparent to the audio data. That pretty much means a different music server. In my opinion, it's always best to have the signal clocked properly from the source instead of "fixing it along the way". The USB reclockers can definitely help things, but in my opinion, they are like a bandaid for a flawed source. That being said, the JCAT USB card is on my list of things to try. I even have a reference high quality USB cable. In my system, S/PDIF coax from either an Asus Xonar Essence card or my (discontinued) Digital Musiland S/PDIF card has resulted in better sound quality than the USB output from my computer motherboard. I have always used S/PDIF coax as the better result. I haven't directly tested these types of devices, but the general consensus is the better USB signal feed results in better sound quality. Whether it's worth $3k to you is another question. The Innous Pheonix is likely the absolute best USB reclocker with a high end linear power supply with extensive filtering/regulation and a OCXO (oven controlled) clock. There are definitely better USB reclockers. ![]() The Wyred 4 Sound device would definitely be better if you get an linear power supply upgrade. I could not guess on how much it would help. The stock Wyred 4 Sound Recovery "usb reclocker" might help. That being said, it does have a very excellent linear power supply (which definitely helps!!). The Innous is basically a small format computer board with a standard computer motherboard USB output. ![]()
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