Isomagic clock link

[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?

 

[audiobomber]

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]

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

 

[JohnW]

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]

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

 

[jbednarczyk]

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

 

[JohnW]

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]

I was thinking about locking CD4SE with Isomagic.

 

[JohnW]

🙂 , 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