1. 手册 Page15 面板时钟源选择规则(原文)
The DAC Path has two primary clock master modes:
1. Internal (INT):Converter uses its on-board crystal oscillator as the primary timebase. All digital outputs and conversion rates are locked to this internal reference. Any incoming external Word Clock signal is ignored for rate selection; sample rate is fixed by the unit’s internal divider, USB driver sample rate changes will not alter conversion speed.
2. External (EXT / WK Input):Converter takes primary timebase from the rear-panel Word Clock BNC input. The internal PLL automatically multiplies/divides the incoming WK reference to match the sample rate of the digital input stream (USB/AES/SDIF). When EXT is selected, the unit follows the sample rate flag embedded in the USB data stream controlled by the PC driver.
翻译:
DAC通路两种主时钟模式:
2. 手册 Page19 WK基准与数据流采样率独立分频机制(关键)
Word Clock provides only a low-jitter fixed reference frequency (44.1k / 48k base). It does not lock the unit to a single playback sample rate. The internal PLL maintains a fixed integer ratio between the WK reference frequency and the active audio sample rate.
Example: 44.1kHz WK input can drive 44.1 / 88.2 / 176.4kHz playback; 48kHz WK drives 48 / 96 / 192kHz. The USB interface (CSP clock mode) reports the stream rate to the converter, which reconfigures its PLL divider on the fly.
翻译:
字时钟仅提供低抖动基准频(44.1/48k基础频),不会锁死单一播放采样率。内部PLL在WK基准与当前音频采样率之间维持固定整数分频比。
例:44.1k WK可支持44.1/88.2/176.4k播放;48k WK支持48/96/192k。CSP模式USB界面向转换器上报数据流速率,DAC实时重配PLL分频器完成采样率切换。
二、USB驱动 CSP(Clock Source Processor)官方说明(手册 USB 驱动附录)
驱动文档 USB Sync Modes 段落
CSP Mode (Default for Audio Playback)
The USB interface runs its own isolated low-jitter local clock (Clock Source Processor). This clock handles asynchronous USB data buffering and transmits stream sample rate metadata to the ADA-8XR.
When DAC clock = INT:CSP metadata is ignored; DAC rate fixed internally.
When DAC clock = EXT (Word Clock locked):CSP sample rate metadata controls the DAC PLL divider, allowing real-time sample rate switching via the PC audio control panel.
EXT Sync Mode (For Studio Multi-unit Lock Only)
Driver clock locks fully to external WK; PC cannot manually change sample rate—rate is forced to match the incoming Word Clock frequency. Not recommended for single-box audiophile playback.
翻译:
CSP模式(回放默认)
USB界面运行独立隔离本地时钟CSP,负责异步缓冲并向8XR发送采样率元数据。
三、对你现象的手册结论原文佐证
If Word Clock is connected to the WK input, driver set to CSP:
Front panel clock = INT PC sample rate changes have no effect on conversion rate.
Front panel clock = EXT DAC automatically re-locks to the sample rate selected in the PC driver, using the WK signal as the master low-jitter reference.
This behaviour is part of the standard hardware clock architecture and is not a fault.
翻译:
若WK字时钟接入、驱动设为CSP: