Toffen Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Hi! I hope you all are well. Would it be possible to use the dCS U-Clock as USB-SPDIF interface between my laptop and DAC (Burmester 061 with RCA SPDIF digital input). If so, do you have any experiences with it? When I play CD's, would it be possible to use the U-Clock as masterclock for my CD / DAC too? Thanks! Cheeers, ToffenG Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Hi Toffen - I have plenty of experience with the U-Clock. Hopefully you read my review on the front page right now. It works great as a USB to S/PDIF converter. It will work with your Burmester DAC. If the Bermester has wordclock inputs via BNC then you can use the U-Clock as the master. Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
Toffen Posted January 4, 2010 Author Share Posted January 4, 2010 HI! Thanks for supersonic fast answer:) Cheeers, ToffenG Link to comment
benzman Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Dear Chris I have the Burmester 061 as well, and I am building up my CAS with Mac mini + Amarra Mini, so far I have two options to consider: 1) Mac Mini USB -> dCS U-Clock -> S/PDIF -> Burmester 061 2) Mac Mini FireWire -> Weiss INT202 -> S/PDIF -> Burmester 061 If price is not an issue, which option do you think will sound better? As for Burmester 061, it does not have world clock in & out and there is no master/slave option for 061's DAC. If I go for either option 1 or 2, which clock will the 061 DAC follow? Is it default to be slave for all incoming S/PDIF data? Thanks! Link to comment
Adam Szablowski Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 I'm using Weiss INT202 via Firewire to connect my Burmester 052 with my MacBookPro (Amarra).It is (or sounds) fantastic and much better than hear the music from CD-Player. Just buy or update Amarra to the 24/192 and enjoy all HD-Files ! There is the big difference at 16/44.1 comparing to CD too. Your DAC in 061 is much better than my Burmester 052 because you have two BurrBrown chips for SRC. I think there is no need to spend money for dCS U-Clock. I trust Firewire and Weiss more. Of course it would be the best possibility for you, if you could compare both interfaces at home with testing them... I think via Weiss driver software you can choose the master/slave option. Normally I use INT202 as Master...As Daniel Weiss said, the most important thing ist to keep the connection short. If you would have a Player/DAC with wordclock in/out it would probably make sense to go with dCS. Adam Link to comment
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