Lina clock with Bartok Apex

[Ermos (Erno)]

All dCS DACs have their internal clock. The respective external, Master Clocks, do their wonder by communicating to the internal clocks, like this:

[FAQ] How does the Dither feature on dCS Master Clocks work?

With a Master Clock in the system, the Transport, Upsampler and DAC use their internal Phase Locked Loop (PLL) circuits to lock to the Master Clock. PLLs use a phase detector to determine the frequency difference between the incoming clock and the internal clock, then adjust the internal clock slightly so that the two clocks are at the same frequency – locked. Unfortunately, phase detectors are not very sensitive to the very small frequency errors found near the lock point. The Dither feature m…

A dedicated master clock also helps to ensure that clocking remains consistent throughout a system’s lifespan: “By phase-locking the clock that’s in the DAC to the Lina clock reference, the frequency over time and over the life of the product is much more stable,” explains Chris Jones, Senior Electronics Design Engineer at dCS.

The Lina Master Clock uses the same core technologies as our Rossini and Vivaldi Master Clocks, including dCS’s unique Phase-Locked Loop system, which synchronises clock frequencies.