The CC1mk2 has won the Japanese AEX Audio Excellence Award 2020 of Ongen Publishing. This is a unique achievement since the mk1 version of the CC1 also won this prestigious award, in 2009. The CC1 is likely the only product that won the award two times with an interval of more than 10 years. Theread more >
The Taiwan magazine “My Hi-End” did a review of the CC1 and was heavily impressed. Please enjoy some translated fragments from the text by reviewer Leo Yeh: “I first used the CC1 as the main clock for an Esoteric K-03X. The high-precision VCXO voltage-controlled crystal oscillator (0.5 ppm) is set to master mode. Immediately afterread more >
There’s nothing like getting feedback from a very happy customer! John Davis of The Bunker Studio in New York bought a CC1 and wrote: “Your clock has really transformed the sound of our digital rig. The transparency of the soundstage and accuracy in the time domain is really stunning and brings out a level ofread more >
The online resource Pink Noise magazine did an extensive article about “The future of clocks” and quoted our jitter white papers in various parts. They now added a review of our CC1 master clock and were extremely enthusiastic about its quality: “Quick summary: Allen bought one immediately! This clock is incredible. The detail and imagingread more >
The online pro audio magazine AudioTechnology, Issue 27, features an interview with John Hanlon who is longtime producer of Neil Young. In the article about recording Young’s latest album ‘The Monsanto years’, Hanlon talks about selecting a clock for the recording: “When we use digital, Neil wants to go to the highest resolution available. Weread more >
Erik Zobler reviewed our CC1 and became very enthusiastic: “The CC1 is a brilliantly designed piece of equipment. Every piece of gear that I plugged into it sounded better and more natural. (…)” “When I closed my eyes and told myself to forget about all the perceived sonic differences and just pick the clock thatread more >
Another enthusiastic review for the CC1, this time with pro gear in a hi-fi setting. Reinhold Martin of the German Hifi Statement online magazine tests the CC1 with a DAD AX24 converter and a Weiss AFI digital interface. He writes: “Absolutely indispensible is the Dutch master clock from Grimm Audio. Throughout even the most turbulentread more >
An interesting myth has made its way into the market recently: that a 48000.000Hz clock makes your audio sound better than a 48000.100Hz one. Okay, that’s not the way they put it. Nobody can keep a straight face and say that. Instead they say that your audio improves when you lock it to an atomicread more >
The Netherlands’ main Hifi magazine Hifi Video Test features a four page article about the CC1 in their February issue. Author Marnix Bosman presents background information on jitter and puts the CC1 to test as master clock for an Esoteric SA-10. He finds “a larger improvement even than I expected. The sound actually gains qualityread more >
US magazin Tape Op, well known for its profound reviews, published a substantial test of the CC1. Two authors, Garrett Haines and Bob Katz independently performed extensive tests, including a blind listening test with 80 trials. They concluded: “We should regard this listening test as very indicative that the Grimm clock makes the 192 I/Oread more >
