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Getting the Clarity M properly wired is the biggest hurdle for most owners. Comments repeatedly describe failed or confusing hookups via optical, AES/BNC, S/PDIF and USB across interfaces like Focusrite, Apollo, RME, Audient, SSL and Neumann, with several users getting no signal at all despite following steps. TC Electronic is criticized for thin documentation, and one user only got it working after finding an obscure S/PDIF output setting in their interface software. Once configured, users like 29, 32 and 37 confirm it does work correctly.

Level readings can be misleading if not fed a fixed source. Multiple owners report the LUFS and level metering rises and falls whenever they adjust their audio interface's output volume knob, meaning it reads the analog output level rather than a true DAW or streaming source level. Others question the spectrum analyzer's accuracy, noting discrepancies versus software meters like Cubase's or Span, and an offset between spectrum and level-meter readings on test tones. This creates uncertainty about how trustworthy the readings are for critical mastering decisions.

Feature extras are appreciated, but the hardware itself draws mixed feedback. Users like being able to add a custom logo to the screen and appreciate that it can monitor audio independent of the DAW plugin, which one commenter called a game changer. The price was called nice by a prospective buyer. On the downside, one user found the build and buttons look a bit cheap, another felt the unit was made a little too small, and one reported a Logic Pro plugin crash and unexplained display glitches on power-up.