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| electrical isolation of amp and other gear It sounds like the general consensus is that with linear power supplies, the problems of cross-contamination and the need for isolation is not as bad as with switching power supplies. However, even with linear power supplies, there is benefits in ... | |
| electrical isolation of amp and other gear Thanks for the responses. The power conditioner discussion is a particularly interesting one. I first thought that the isolated banks on the Furman power conditioner should do the trick. However, I found that my current DAC (Benchmark DAC3) sounde... | |
| Single-ended vs. Balanced input for Pass Labs XA30.8 (input will be a Golden Gate DAC) Thanks for all the feedback everyone! Just wanted to report back on what I ordered. I purchased a second hand Golden Gate 1 (balanced with volume control). This has been refurbished at the Lampizator factory with a few upgrades and it is on its wa... | |
| What are the weak points of Pass amps and pre-amps ? I upgraded from a Bel Canto Ref500s to a Pass XA30.8 a few years ago. Although the Bel Canto was not bad, the Pass was a dramatic improvement. I tried a Devialet around the same time and it wasn't for me. As amazing as the Pass amp was, the downsi... | |
| Single-ended vs. Balanced input for Pass Labs XA30.8 (input will be a Golden Gate DAC) Thanks @david_ten . This makes sense. I was hoping to get the best fit DAC and then build up other relevant accessories over time so I could get both over time. Having said that, I already have 3 dedicated lines. My power amp and DAC are each on t... | |
| Single-ended vs. Balanced input for Pass Labs XA30.8 (input will be a Golden Gate DAC) Thanks for all the responses! This is very helpful. @georgesallit325, I considered the option of a single ended DAC into an XP12 and then going balanced from there to the amp. That could still be an option. I'm just concerned that it might not rea... | |
| Single-ended vs. Balanced input for Pass Labs XA30.8 (input will be a Golden Gate DAC) Thanks shannere! This is helpful. The DA06, has no volume control, right? Did you connect it to a Pass preamp? Were the connections from the DAC to preamp and preamp to power amp the same for the comparisons (single ended / balanced)? Roughly how ... |