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frans · 8th December 2006

Black Lion redo all the analog stages which makes a big difference! Also included in the normal packages is the clock - but if YOU want the clock to stay original (with PLL) I think they will do what you say. I don't know if clocking the 828 external will make a big difference - in theory it says that a company who did not spend too much on a clock didn't spend too much on the PLL either...and a PLL is more difficult to engineer than a clean clock. But I happily take advice on that from someone with experience on it. Are you familiar with what a PLL does? Oversimplyfied it is a circuit that listens to incoming clock and tries to put out it's own clock according to what's put in from outside - like a drummer locking to the bassplayer, for example.

And don't underestimate the clock Black Lion will put in - it will be a lot more stable/less jittery, that's the reason they redo it in the first place - it is supposed to be up there with Apogee and stuff.

8th December 2006	#8
frans Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 1,603	Black Lion redo all the analog stages which makes a big difference! Also included in the normal packages is the clock - but if YOU want the clock to stay original (with PLL) I think they will do what you say. I don't know if clocking the 828 external will make a big difference - in theory it says that a company who did not spend too much on a clock didn't spend too much on the PLL either...and a PLL is more difficult to engineer than a clean clock. But I happily take advice on that from someone with experience on it. Are you familiar with what a PLL does? Oversimplyfied it is a circuit that listens to incoming clock and tries to put out it's own clock according to what's put in from outside - like a drummer locking to the bassplayer, for example. And don't underestimate the clock Black Lion will put in - it will be a lot more stable/less jittery, that's the reason they redo it in the first place - it is supposed to be up there with Apogee and stuff. __________________ Property is not ability. Buying a drumset won't make you a drummer and buying gear won't make you an engineer.