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Originally Posted by JD Latorre  Thanks for taking the time to put this together. I have owned my ISA 428 for over a year and have been very happy with it, but I don't own any high end pres to compare it against. I was very happy with how it stood up against what most would call higher end pres.
I see you have the optional converter card for the 428 in the pics above. Have you ever compared it against your 192 (clocked to the big ben). I have a 002 and the 428 convertors are certainly an improvement, but I have always wondered how that optional card stacks up against more high end stuff.
Not trying to give you something else to do, just wondering if you would share your thoughts 
Thanks again for posting the files |
I have not tried the digital card comparisons..... i heard that the new ones for the 828 are alot better. I did the test using the analog outs to keep it all fair.
As far as clocking goes...... i would have to try it and listen to see if it improves. I have heard quite a bit of digital gear NOT sounding better when clocked by an external source......it stands to reason that it was designed around its own clock, and possibly not much attention gets spent on making sure that a piece of gear will preform well if externally clocked........but thats just my educated guess and observation.
I do know some pieces of gear that DO NOT sound better clocked by my Big Ben.