Let me get this straight.... 1.5 meters for nearly $1,000 USD of a polyurethane & copper outer sleeves, double shielded OFC wired (sourced from an unnamed German supplier), 24K gold plated connectors, all of which is standard in any half-way decent cable maker.
They added a needless expensive...
Always use paypal, if the seller delays the refund or stops communicating, you can go to paypal directly & they will refund you themseleves without waiting for the seller if they rule in your favor.
Any seen the new clock from Titan Audio Labs, the Horae?
http://www.titansaudiolab.com/en/products/Horae/Horae_jiexi.html
Specs seems to be very good. Maybe on par with the Cybershaft 017/020 & Mutec Ref-10?
Very humble system. I was expecting Goldmund, Boulder, Kondo, Gryphon, Dan D’Agostino to be in your system.
Not something a college student might have.
For that amount of money, you could have commissioned professionals to design & build multiple types of complex metal casing for any type of equipment you wanted.
Of course he would say that.;)
Fact of the matter, the clock inside the DAC probably isn't the best out there & getting a better one could yield upgrades.
As for the power supply affecting the clock, I think it matters more that an external clock will have it's own clean linear power supply...
He does seem genuine in his assessments. He has a youtube channel with a ton of videos where he does shootouts with a lot of the DAC in question.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiOmwLhAObKBHYlTfMAtHTw
You might be able to get a indication if the sound is your liking from hearing them through...
Wasn't there scientific papers & research done in the late '90s on Tourmaline. It was one of the things that got several companies to experiment using it.
Wait, is the Empirical Audio Syncromesh an external master clock like the Mutec REF10 & the SOtM sCLK-OCX10?
The wording on their website is a little vague.
Hey Esotar, any chance of you trying the Metrum Adagio or Pavane DACs?
You seem to like analog sounding DACs & they are stated to be in the top tier for that.