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Ultimate Audio Playback => Phasure NOS1 DAC => Topic started by: manisandher on April 26, 2016, 10:04:05 am



Title: 44.1 and 48 clocks
Post by: manisandher on April 26, 2016, 10:04:05 am
Hey Peter, a quick question...

If I've been listening to a 44.1 based file for hours and then switch to a 48 based file, will the 48kHz clock need to be given any time to warm up? Or is it 'on' all the time?

Mani.


Title: Re: 44.1 and 48 clocks
Post by: PeterSt on April 26, 2016, 10:10:28 am
Mani,

Phew, good question, as I never really thought about that.
Maybe they even require burn in ?
Point is, I hardly ever play 48 based material, and if I do it is coincidence. So my own 48 based clock should be pretty cold ...

I suppose that is the downside of switching off the other oscillator so it won't influence tyhe "playing one".

Regards,
Peter

PS:
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Point is, I hardly ever play 48 based material
Ok, not true because I watch at least one movie per week (and they always use 48KHz sound).


Title: Re: 44.1 and 48 clocks
Post by: manisandher on April 26, 2016, 10:19:03 am
It seems that the NOS1a switches back to the 44.1 oscillator by default. What I mean here is that if I play a 48 track, and then stop, and then start another 48 track, there is always that small tick before it plays. So the NOS1a has defaulted back to 44.1. So I can't simply play one 48 track and assume the 48 oscillator is still engaged and 'warming up', or 'burning in'.

I wonder if a 'cold' 48 oscillator would give the sound a bit of an edge compared to a 'warm' 44.1 oscillator. Is there even a case for deriving everything from a single 'super' oscillator that remains primed and ready to go all the time? I strongly suspect not, as all high-end gear has 2 oscillators... but I just wondered...

Mani.


Title: Re: 44.1 and 48 clocks
Post by: PeterSt on April 26, 2016, 10:54:48 am
Indeed that tick is always there, but strangely enough I only noticed myself last week (I don't even remember what I was doing, but it was quite annoying because I was testing something (?) which required start of playback each 5 seconds or so).

I don't think that tick belongs and I really wonder what it is. Should be something like me myself not detecting the current state and explicitly re-engage the 48 clock while it is already running. Or it is something with Windows 10 ? Point is : this wasn't so (I think).

Peter


Title: Re: 44.1 and 48 clocks
Post by: PeterSt on April 26, 2016, 05:32:09 pm
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(I don't even remember what I was doing, but it was quite annoying because I was testing something (?) which required start of playback each 5 seconds or so).

LOL, I was comparing YOUR recordings ...

Peter


Title: Re: 44.1 and 48 clocks
Post by: manisandher on April 26, 2016, 08:05:59 pm
Haha... I knew there was a reason why I chose 24/48 for those!

Mani.