here_'s a small shootout between the RME ADI-8 DS and the Apogee rosetta.

the RME was clocked via lightpipe by hdsp9256, apogee and internal clock


so this are actually two shootouts.

RME vs Apogee (both internally clocked)

and RME clocked by different masters


apogee vs. RME

the zip-folder contains the files and a short info.rtf

I like distorted guits for these test because they're harmonically rich and it's easy to just reamp the same performance

missed the Apogee with ADI.8DS clock ? that was the most important!

the hdsp9652 has inferior clock than the adi-8ds, makes the ADI to sound like Apogee, blurr.

the adi-8ds with apogee clock sounds bad, becouse...
#1. it could be a low quality digital cable,
if you used BNC to BNC or rca to rca with rca to BNC adapters,
that could be 1 reason,
try to use 99.997% true OFC minium for 44.1/48khz, the cheap bang for the buck in cables are philips pxt1000, the 6ft. cable rca-to-rca, and add copper rca to bnc adapters, that cable does not add any cable jitter at 44khz/48khz.
or betters vovox, zaolla, evidence, tesla, psaudio, lavacables.com, APC, etc...

#2. the second reason maybe was becouse you didnt disabled DDS in the RME converter, or do not activated the follow clock feature the QS has, that could be 2nd reason.

or both...
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anyway...
the best in this test is ADi-8 DS int.clock, more defined/detailed stereo, specially in the L channel. but becouse the clock.

would be nice to hear the:
Apogee Rosetta AD with ext. clock from ADI-8DS with a verry nice digital cable.

yeah, you're right, in this case it's the cable that is just not perfect. (thanks also for the recommendations)
I didn't like the HDSP clock either but don't think the apo clocked RME sounds FAR inferior (of DO like the adi-8 clocked adi-8 better though)

old thread but i wanted to add that the Apogee Rosetta AD cannot be clocked from the outside. It only has wordclock out.

I cant tell the difference when they are both clocked with their own clocks??? maybe i have bad ears but i am listening to it on my computer without external speakers.. i am trying to burn it to cd to get a proper a/b