Master Clock with DAC

[861]

Core Machine (Operating system/System info/Roon build number)
Nucleus

Network Details (Including networking gear model/manufacturer and if on WiFi/Ethernet)

Audio Devices (Specify what device you’re using and its connection type - USB/HDMI/etc.)
Trinnov Altitude 32 > DAC (Aqua Strada 2)

Description Of Issue
How do I get the my system to use the clock in my DAC?

It seems that I can’t put Roon into slave mode, so the DAC does the Digital to Analogue conversion, but isn’t used as the master clock.

Have to say I am out of my depth! Any help appreciated.

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An exhaustive explanation -

RAAT and clock ownership

I’m always nervous to wade into these topics… This is true and, in fact, in many DACs there are multiple clocks running depending on the design of the product and its feature set. For instance a DAC with an integraded streamer card will have a clock (or clocks) managing the DAC itself along with a separate clock (or clocks) running the processor on the streaming card. This, however, is not entirely true. RAAT operates at a higher level than the network hardware itself. To greatly simplify th…

[nuwriy]

Hello @861, looks like slim linked a good thread here. Please let me know if you have any questions!