Audiocom Superclock 4

[Ali Tait]

Agreed Leo.I had a quick listen to an unmodded one a while back and was very underwhelmed.Was the main reason I didn't get into this streaming malarky sooner.

[James G]

Hi Mark,

I first tried the stock SMPS just to see how much it affected performance, definitely a drop in sound quality
I then tried basic LM317 which was better than the SMPS , I then added a cap multiplier which improved things further, I then tried ALW super reg and standard Teddy reg which was also pretty good but for me so far I got best results running from the 9v PH PR3 used to run the Duet, I just added an inductor onto the lead feeding the input of Superclock4, I was even going to try a battery

I'm going to build a Superteddy reg supply and see how this compares, I want to try it with the Caiman dac , Duet etc anyway , I've got most of the components so just need the bare pcb .
Its fun trying all this stuff out comparing results

Cheers,
Leo

Hi Leo,

How are you coming along with your different power supplies? Have a new favorite? Have you ever tried a Never Connected power supply?

[leo]

Hi James,

I've not tried the Super Teddy regged supply with the Duet or Superclock4 yet, its currently being used with the Caiman but I will try it when I get time , its not hard adjusting the voltage etc.

I have tried the NCPSU but not with Superclock4

[James G]

Hi guys,

What does the adjustment screw on the top of the Superclock do?

[leo]

Hi guys,

What does the adjustment screw on the top of the Superclock do?

I think its for setting the frequency or voltage so DO NOT TOUCH IT !!!!

[James G]

I think its for setting the frequency or voltage so DO NOT TOUCH IT !!!!

Roger that!

[leo]

Finally got around to trying the Super Teddy regged supply with the Superclock 4 , it seems to work well . Even though this is an excellent clock the pre regged supply supplying it has an influence sonically so go for the best you can

[Audiocom AV]

Finally got around to trying the Super Teddy regged supply with the Superclock 4 , it seems to work well . Even though this is an excellent clock the pre regged supply supplying it has an influence sonically so go for the best you can

Hi Leo

Good work!

The clock power supply is very important, the better the power supply, the better the performance of the clock and resulting sound quality.

Cheers,
Mark

[leo]

Thanks Mark, I have been sent one of those QA550 card readers to play about with, it uses the same frequency as the Duet so I could try the Superclock4 with that too just to see how much it improves things, tbh I'm quite impressed with this SD player although its not the most user friendly of devices

[Alkerion]

Hi,

Just received a week ago my SC4 to mod my SB Receiver, but I'm not 100% sure how to install it.
No instructions about how to install it was delivered.
No mention of the clock speed or supported voltage indicated on the device.
No answer from Audiocom support for nearly a week.
etc...

I will appreciate if any of you can help me avoiding doing something wrong :


Can I simply solder the clock like this ?

Found here :
http://www.lampizator.eu/LAMPIZATOR/...transport.html
That will avoid lots of parts removal and simplify the soldering.

Thanks in advance for your help.

BR