macg19
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| XLR cables for a reasonable price? Zavfino Fusion ~$360 | |
| Review of the Raven Audio Osprey Integrated Tube Amp and Corvus Reference Monitors I owned an Osprey which is a really sweet sounding integrated, and my experience dealing with James and founder Dave Thompson was fantastic. We had several great conversations and it felt more like a friendship than a customer relationship, althou... | |
| Balanced XLR vs RCA for phono stage I did install a same brand/model XLR interconnect a few days ago. It took about 10 seconds for me to know the XLR's were staying. The increased gain was significant, but not like increasing the cart gain, which I did not like at all. For sure th... | |
| Balanced XLR vs RCA for phono stage Ultra-low capacitance but shielded RCA terminated cables, the shorter, the better - never longer than one meter. And an external chassis ground cable, as heavy as practical for minimal resistance at the ground plane. Anything else would be wastef... | |
| Wall treatments “Asymmetrical”? "Just got", as in 2 weeks, 2 days, 2 hours ago? I ask because if your Sabrina’s sound really good and are only days or even a couple of weeks in, perhaps enjoy them "as is" for a while and maybe just play with positioning/toe in? Take some time ... | |
| Balanced XLR vs RCA for phono stage @ghdprentice the reference was pro audio, long run mic cables etc. | |
| Balanced XLR vs RCA for phono stage @ditusa the article from Ralph was interesting and answers the question I asked about the benefits of XLR in home audio. Comments about cable auditioning were also interesting. Comparing the same cable RCA vs XLR may also be interesting. | |
| Balanced XLR vs RCA for phono stage GoldNote said they are AES compliant | |
| Balanced XLR vs RCA for phono stage @ditusa thanks - missed the first article, will read both this afternoon. | |
| Balanced XLR vs RCA for phono stage Another thought (rhetorical question)...given the benefits of XLR in pro audio over long distances, why would high-end home audio designers bother implementing XLR if there was no sonic benefit over relatively short distances? | |
| Balanced XLR vs RCA for phono stage The middle diagram matches the Zavfino XLR cable so if BAT and Goldnote got it right too, I should be good. Thanks for posting. | |
| Balanced XLR vs RCA for phono stage @atmasphere Thanks Ralph. I've asked Goldnote and BAT to weigh in but I'm trying out an XLR cable regardless. | |
| Balanced XLR vs RCA for phono stage @elliottbnewcombjr I've ordered the same Zavfino Fusion cable but in XLR - it should be a good (fair) comparison. I'm away this week so won't get to try them until Sunday, will report back. Thanks all for the feedback. | |
| Balanced XLR vs RCA for phono stage @atmasphere thanks for the info. In my case, the GoldNote phono stage appears to be a true balanced output that is rated in their specs as follows “Unbalanced RCA @ 2V and balanced XLR @ 4V” also “Balanced Output +12dB” (compared to RCA) Does ... | |
| Balanced XLR vs RCA for phono stage @cleeds From the Goldnote manual: (Output specs) Unbalanced RCA @ 2V and balanced XLR @ 4V The specs on their website show +12dB for the balanced output. To your point, that seems like a lot of gain or s/n. |