Published 25/3/08
M-Clock Lite & M-Clock Plus
Drawmer have discontinued their acclaimed M-Clock master clocking device, and replaced it with two new products: the M-Clock Plus and the M-Clock Lite.
The M-Clock Lite is the cheapest and simplest of the two new products. It's capable of providing a rock-solid clock signal at all commonly used sample rates from 44.1kHz to 192kHz, as well as the more extreme 352.8kHz and 384kHz rates.
It has two outputs on the front panel and eight outputs on the rear panel, with a single input that allows for an external clock to be used without having to re-route all the cables. All connections are on BNC except, of course, the power socket.
A bank of LEDs on the front panel give the user visual feedback on the status of the clock signal, and two selector buttons allow for the changing of the sample rate. It costs £495 in the UK.
The M-Clock Plus is a much more complex product. Apart from the same standard of clocking circuit as the Lite (albeit one that can only handle sample rates up to 192kHz), it has two built-in sample-rate converters, and has digital audio inputs (on coaxial and optical S/PDIF and AES/EBU), from which it can retrieve and convert embedded clock signals.
Its external clock input has a PLL circuit, which can 'clean up' an incoming clock, and distribute it to the outputs. It costs £895 in the UK, and is shipping now.
Check out Drawmer's web site, and watch the video below.
www.drawmer.com
The M-Clock Lite is the cheapest and simplest of the two new products. It's capable of providing a rock-solid clock signal at all commonly used sample rates from 44.1kHz to 192kHz, as well as the more extreme 352.8kHz and 384kHz rates.
It has two outputs on the front panel and eight outputs on the rear panel, with a single input that allows for an external clock to be used without having to re-route all the cables. All connections are on BNC except, of course, the power socket.
A bank of LEDs on the front panel give the user visual feedback on the status of the clock signal, and two selector buttons allow for the changing of the sample rate. It costs £495 in the UK.
The M-Clock Plus is a much more complex product. Apart from the same standard of clocking circuit as the Lite (albeit one that can only handle sample rates up to 192kHz), it has two built-in sample-rate converters, and has digital audio inputs (on coaxial and optical S/PDIF and AES/EBU), from which it can retrieve and convert embedded clock signals.
Its external clock input has a PLL circuit, which can 'clean up' an incoming clock, and distribute it to the outputs. It costs £895 in the UK, and is shipping now.
Check out Drawmer's web site, and watch the video below.
www.drawmer.com
