RAAT and clock ownership

Better clocks? Sure. But a separate master word clock for DACs, streamers, and DDCs to use? Why? What devices other than the DAC use the clock rate the DAC uses?

These are good reads:

https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/does-your-studio-need-digital-master-clock

http://pinknoisemag.com/pink-papers/pink-paper-002