Hello Audiofeil.....yes, you were correct. When I hooked up the ''word sync'' with the Nirvana cable - my system had a nice little shift towards an '' analog '' sound. When I added the G-03x clock - the system shifted a little more towards an analog sound. But, even at the price I paid.....not worth it. As we all know in this hobby - sometimes the law of diminishing return steps up - and what we pay for a perceived sonic improvement in sound is just not worth .....my opinion