Don’t judge a DAC by its cover.
I recently received an email from Vincent Brient of totaldac asking if I’d be interested in hearing the new Live Clocking Option for the Barn resident totaldac d1-unity.
Here’s how this option is described on the totaldac website:
The live-clocking is an option for the current Totaldac DACs, reclocker and streamer which improves the jitter rejection and makes the sound even more live and real.
It optimises the clock and the digital signal distribution to make the timing of each audio sample more precise, this is a key point in digital audio.
The treble especially gets more pure and you feel that the singers and instruments get more body, they get closer to the un-amplified concert.
This option is recommended to all streamers, reclockers and DACs in your system, each upgraded box will make a step forward in the sound realism.
More pure? More body? Would I!
As you can (kinda) see, Vincent sent along a new d1-unity with the Live Clocking Option installed so I can do a proper A/B comparison between the two.
The cost for the Live Clocking Option for existing totaldac DACs, Reclockers, and Streamer, which requires a trip back to totaldac, comes in at 800euros incl VAT in Europe, 730euros excl VAT out of Europe or about $800USD (+shipping).
I suspect this will be a very quick turnaround and already have the new d1-unity warming up in Barn. Stay tuned.
Company Website: totaldac