In the above-mentioned discussion, the idea arose to use the clock signal at the MC-3+USB’s clock output once for the external clocking of the Mytek Brooklyn. The Mytek Brooklyn, having its roots also in the studio, is one of the few DACs providing an input for an external clock signal. On its front panel, one can conveniently switch between internal and external clock, too. I did not expect any improvement since the Mytek Brooklyn already uses a very high-quality internal clock and the manual interestingly does not recommend the use of an external clock. Nevertheless, I tried this configuration out. To my great astonishment, a further improvement could be found which in my system is reflected in an additional more refined high frequency reproduction, a clearer separation of individual instruments and their more precise placement in the room.

It is surprising that all mentioned improvements by the MC-3+USB, without fundamentally changing or even assimilating the sound characteristics of the used components, somehow tend into the same sound direction.