Isomagic clock link

decree · 27th September 2009, 11:03 PM

I have been using a Cambridge S-700 Isomagic to play airtunes form my Airport Express/Mac set-up...anyways, I have just been offered a ridiculously cheap Rotel RDD-980 transport in mint condition and I am wondering if there is a simple route I could take to adapt the transport to work in clock-link mode with the DAC - does anyone make aftermarket clocks with clocklink?

audiobomber · 16th January 2010, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by decree

I have been using a Cambridge S-700 Isomagic to play airtunes form my Airport Express/Mac set-up...anyways, I have just been offered a ridiculously cheap Rotel RDD-980 transport in mint condition and I am wondering if there is a simple route I could take to adapt the transport to work in clock-link mode with the DAC - does anyone make aftermarket clocks with clocklink?

No reply, too bad, that's what I need as well.

Sonusthree · 16th January 2010, 06:44 PM

Have you tried looking through the other Isomagic threads and maybe some others relating to John Westlake, the designer?

JohnW · 11th February 2010, 02:05 PM

Hi Decree,

Depends how handy and confident you are with a soldering iron, and working on your CD player.

Due to demain (and promises I've made in the past) - I will shortly start designing a small PCB that will allow adding a Clocklock card to upgrade your CD player.

John

florette69 · 12th February 2010, 11:27 AM

That sounds pretty good. I'd be interested myself once I've resolved the current problem with my Isomagic.

jbednarczyk · 22nd February 2010, 01:03 PM

Would be possible to connect CD4SE with isomagic? What results should I expect comparing to Dacmagic Isomagic combo, if any?

JohnW · 28th February 2010, 09:10 PM

Well, the CD4SE has faster responce times, and can read disks (the DISKMAGIC was not the best with poorer quality disks) - apart from that, the DISKMAGIC / Isomagic will sound better once clock locked.

John

jbednarczyk · 28th February 2010, 09:15 PM

I was thinking about locking CD4SE with Isomagic.

JohnW · 1st March 2010, 01:35 AM

, Oh Ok... Sorry...

Once clock locked - its best to use optical Toslink for both SPDIF and Clock - the quality of the transport is then no longer important, so long as it reads discs with no errors. It would be a shame to pull appart a CD4SE - better use something less sought after...

John

27th September 2009, 11:03 PM	#1
decree diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2009	Isomagic clock link I have been using a Cambridge S-700 Isomagic to play airtunes form my Airport Express/Mac set-up...anyways, I have just been offered a ridiculously cheap Rotel RDD-980 transport in mint condition and I am wondering if there is a simple route I could take to adapt the transport to work in clock-link mode with the DAC - does anyone make aftermarket clocks with clocklink?

16th January 2010, 06:44 PM	#3
Sonusthree diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brighton,UK	Have you tried looking through the other Isomagic threads and maybe some others relating to John Westlake, the designer? __________________ Martin + + =

11th February 2010, 02:05 PM	#4
JohnW diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Discovery Bay, Prague, Paris...	Hi Decree, Depends how handy and confident you are with a soldering iron, and working on your CD player. Due to demain (and promises I've made in the past) - I will shortly start designing a small PCB that will allow adding a Clocklock card to upgrade your CD player. John __________________ Life shouldn’t be take it too seriously, you will not come out alive anyway…

28th February 2010, 09:10 PM	#7
JohnW diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Discovery Bay, Prague, Paris...	Well, the CD4SE has faster responce times, and can read disks (the DISKMAGIC was not the best with poorer quality disks) - apart from that, the DISKMAGIC / Isomagic will sound better once clock locked. John __________________ Life shouldn’t be take it too seriously, you will not come out alive anyway…

1st March 2010, 01:35 AM	#9
JohnW diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Discovery Bay, Prague, Paris...	, Oh Ok... Sorry... Once clock locked - its best to use optical Toslink for both SPDIF and Clock - the quality of the transport is then no longer important, so long as it reads discs with no errors. It would be a shame to pull appart a CD4SE - better use something less sought after... John __________________ Life shouldn’t be take it too seriously, you will not come out alive anyway…


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12th February 2010, 11:27 AM	#5
florette69 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2010	That sounds pretty good. I'd be interested myself once I've resolved the current problem with my Isomagic.

22nd February 2010, 01:03 PM	#6
jbednarczyk diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2010	Would be possible to connect CD4SE with isomagic? What results should I expect comparing to Dacmagic Isomagic combo, if any?

28th February 2010, 09:15 PM	#8
jbednarczyk diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2010	I was thinking about locking CD4SE with Isomagic.

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