Dcs clock jitter specs

[PAR (Pete Rogers)]

It is not possible to connect a 10mHz clock to a Rossini clock. This requires a reference clock input which only the Vivaldi clock has in the current dCS product range.

Adding a reference clock may or may not improve the outcome in sound quality terms. As Anup so rightly says :

@Anupc

There’s a lot of typical audiophile hype around clock specifications, most just fall for the numbers games based on posts they see on various audiophile forums

It is also very worthwhile reading dCS’ ( in the person of James) own comments. in particular his final paragraph which directly concerns the issue that you raise:

Rossini Clock, dither switch on or off, what sounds the best, is there a difference?

Phase noise is a rather complex one and difficult to explain here, but in essence how much of an impact it actually has on the Master Clock output is dependent on the type of PLL used in the Master Clock. If it uses a fast acting, tight loop, the quality of the Master Clock output is very dependent on the characteristics of the reference clock input. In this case, factors like phase noise become very relevant, as they will have a direct impact on the Master Clock output. On the other hand, you…