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Cocktail audio x45 , Digital AES our to in no response.

Hi, need help why my cocktail Audio X45 digital output (AES only ) when connected to my Canary Audio Dac KD2000 Input does not pick up any signal from the cocktail audio. If I use the Toslink and S/PDIF it works . If I use my Cary CD player as Transport using Digital out AES from Cary to Canary Input AES, it works fine . So my Canary DAC works . My Cary also has a DAC and it also does not recognize the cocktail audios output signal. I’m very puzzled. The cocktail audio works with the MBL Dac ! Question is , are there such a thing that it’s not compatible? Please advice. Your help is greatly appreciated.
Best Regards
Richard



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almarg
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If you contact Cocktail Audio about the pin configuration, also ask them what the output impedance of the AES/EBU output is.  If it is grossly different than 110 ohms that could explain things.

Good luck.  Regards,
-- Al

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almarg
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The one possibility I can think of, other than a defect in the X45, is that there may be a problem with the AES/EBU cable you are using. Which conceivably could result in a marginal condition (perhaps due to an open connection on one of the two signal pins) that would cause the X45’s AES/EBU output to be recognized by some DACs (i.e., the MBL) but not by others.

If you have another XLR cable, even if it is one that is intended for analog applications, for experimental purposes it may be worth trying it in place of the cable you have been using.

Or if you have a multimeter check for continuity between each of the cable’s three pins at one end and the corresponding pin at the other end. And check that none of the pins are shorted to any of the others.

I see in the manual for the X45, btw, that there is a menu setting which enables or disables the AES/EBU output. But since that output works with your MBL DAC it is presumably set to the enabled position.

Good luck. Regards,
-- Al

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