| To be fair, I haven't really tracked with the Isochrone yet. I have done some critical transfers though, and despite what some may say, I believe clocking can make a difference when doing digital transfers.
I've been transferring from a Fairlight Merlin/QDC engine to a G5 w/ Lynx AES16. With Synchrolock disabled, I think I'm hearing some improvements in high end transients and midrange smoothness, but it's not a huge difference.
I will be tracking some overdubs in the studio on Wednesday. I'll use the Isochrone for that and see if it sounds any better than the internal Mytek ADC 8x96 clock.
Again, subtle improvements may be had in some cases by using a better master clock. But differences in the analog stages, components and layout of a converter are typically more audible than the addition of an external clock, IMO. |