Hello,
I should be soon given the opportunity to try a Rossini clock with my Bartók APEX.
Quick question: I’ve understood the Rossini DAC and Clock can be connected by a RS232 cable. This allows the clock to go out/in standby mode when the DAC does so.
Does the same work with the Bartók and the Rossini clock?
Any peculiar attention to bring to the nature of the RS232 cable?
(audiophile grade? 
just kidding here)
Thanks,
Erwan.
Thanks @Ermos !
Yes, it works quite well. And remember to put your Bartok’s RS232 Configuration into >T [Text] mode, not >B [Binary].
Thanks @Anupc !
I followed your advice and switched it to Text mode yesterday already 
One slightly odd thing is that dCS kit has male RS232 sockets. But all other equipment I’ve seen uses female sockets. I wonder if there is a reason for that?
Congrats! And I hope, and expect, you will love the improvement. Give it some time, if it is not immediately clear.
Well, just after 20mn everything was plugged in and gently warming up in standby, my dealer (who came deliver and install the unit for trial) and I gave a listen: the difference switching from the master to the worldclock was already significant!
Different spatial presentation with the worldclock, significantly more depth, sound coming from way above the front wall…
We were amazed as we were both not expecting the difference just after such a short warmup to be that perceptible…
This morning, I switched the mapper and OverSampling settings.
Since the Bartók 2.0 firmware update, I was on Mapper 3 and DXD OverSampling, to get the more punch and time accuracy out of the DAC.
My first listening session of today felt a bit too pushy, slightly aggressive.
Back to Mapper 1 and DSD OverSampling, and the sound gently relaxed, while being very articulated.
I also surprised myself to reduce the volume for tracks I’m used to, yet not losing any details…
Well, pretty convincing so far… (and my wallet risks to suffer again… 
)
