17 feet IC to long with Coincident pre and Franks?


I own the Coincident Statment Line Stage which I use in balanced mode. My gear is located at the side wall and I want to keep it that way. I use and need 17 feet IC.

I´m thinking about the Frankenstein monoblocks, which I understand only have RCA inputs .What about 17 feet RCA
IC for this combo? Will the sound degrade because of the long IC?
mikha65

Showing 1 response by almarg

It would probably be best to ask Mr. Blume of Coincident. But my guess, given that the output of the CLS is transformer coupled and has a specified output impedance of 500 ohms, is that if you use interconnects having low capacitance (less than say 25 pf per foot) you'll be ok.

Also, the description of the CLS indicates that it provides an AC ground lift switch to minimize the possibility of ground loop issues. In general, ground loop issues (low frequency hum and/or high frequency buzz) tend to be especially likely to occur when long unbalanced interconnects are used, if neither of the connected components has that provision.

Regards,
-- Al