netchord wrote: > interestingly, reading that thread, it seems either Luxman, or Sean, > have it backwards as to which pin = the "original American" standard. > > Sean: Pin 3 hot was American practice, but in 70s we adopted the EU > standard of pin 2 hot. by implication, the Transporter, which was built > in the 2000s, should be Pin 2 hot (the new international standard) > > Luxman: "normal" is Pin 3 hot, but US standard is Pin 2 hot. the amp > has Pin 2 hot labeled as "reverse."
Could we please use the terminology "inverting" and "non-inverting"? Talking of one pin as "hot" is misleading, as both pins of a balanced/differential connection are equally "hot". "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102342 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
