I really enjoyed my Puccini but bought it with the U-Clock and never heard it without. Upgrade to Rossini Apex was as clear an improvement as you might expect, but I have wondered since my purchase whether it could be even better with the external clock.
At the weekend I scratched the itch and my Rossini Master Clock landed today. Exciting though this is, I won’t be able to install until the weekend and don’t plan to compare with/without until mid next week.
While opinion seems divided on whether a master clock should/can/does make a worthwhile difference with a single combined device rather than with a stack, I know I need to hear this for myself; love the forum that I do, one can over-read and over-theorise and a bit of practice goes a long way!
All top and not-so-top tips gratefully received. Really looking forward to this.
I’ve never heard this theory about the clock making less difference with a player than a full stack. Where did you hear that? Total poppycock in my view anyway..
I think the key to appreciating the clock is having the right expectations. I stand by my characterisation “subtle but profound”. If you expect a night-and-day difference you will be disappointed. But if you expect a small, subtle change that just makes things fall into place, well, after a while you may even view it as night-and-day!
I have noticed that people tend to react quite differently to the change (compared to,say, the APEX upgrade), so every “clock journey” is a personal one. Hope you enjoy yours!
They’re two different things Nigel. Synchronising multiple digital units when connected via synchronous interconnects is a necessity in order to avoid clock drift and the accompanying pops and dropouts, whereas reducing jitter improves sound quality and applies even in a one-box scenario.
I’ve mentioned before, I would not have purchased the Rossini Player without the improvements added by the Rossini Clock.
I can’t address whether I would have purchased a Rossini Player APEX without the clock, but it certainly continues to make a huge difference in terms of soundstage and palpable placement of singers and instruments even after receiving the APEX upgrade, though I couldn’t really tell you which was the bigger improvement.
(Obnoxiously enough, I’ve also found that changing clock cablesalso made a huge difference, from Cardas Clear Sky to Audioquest WEL Signature.)
