jaysung;237688 Wrote: > You say the attenuation doesn't work for balanced outputs? But isn't the > single ended i.e rca output just one side of the balanced version? If > that was the case I really can't see why they shouldn't work for the > whole analogue stage. I don't know for sure, but from what I've seen Sean say on these forums, I get the impression that the balanced and unbalanced output stages of the TP are distinct. The DAC chip actually delivers a balanced output. I don't know how the unbalanced feed is derived from that. Perhaps someone who knows more about it will chip in.
jaysung;237688 Wrote: > And if you add attenuation... Isn't it adding some preamp capabilities > after having made some effort to remove those things that block signal > path to some degree? I suppose you *could* define a passive attenuator as being a kind of preamp, but most people are referring to some sort of active component when they talk about preamps. The bottom line is that if you decide to eliminate the preamp from the signal path (which in my experience is definitely worth doing - although others have found differently), then you need to get the gain staging right so that you don't end up using a lot of digital attenuation. Simple passive attenuation requires just four resistors per channel for the balanced outputs, so it's not going to do much harm to the signal. -- cliveb Transporter -> ATC SCM100A ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39611 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
