Kind of makes a mockery of threads like what balanced DAC should I
buy.
My understanding is that in theory balanced should have the edge, but
requires a good implementation, and as such can result in a worse
solution.
After years of seeing this kind of technology at all costs being
preached,
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So after some tube swapping and some head scratching I tried it single
ended. New RCA's are part of the mod and the old RCA's are
disconnected. What a difference. The frequency extension is back as
well as the dynamics. It went from dullsville to musicland. Almost any
I'm a MWTP owner (first one, in fact) and have tried multiple XLR's and
RCA's but have never been able to a/b using the same cable model. I
use RCA's only (I thought) cuz the Stealth Nanofiber midrange is
wonderful, and I only have Nanofiber in RCA. Maybe it's more than
that, as Clive suggests.
Ted: I'm using Audience AU24 in both systems. I use equal lengths of
balanced or single ended so that isn't a variable.
Thanks for the response guys.
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Here's Dan's reply:
The ModWright Transporter is terminated via custom-wound output
transformers. The outputs are, thus, truly balanced. The RCA's are
ALSO connected to the OPT's, using only one leg of the signal from the
OPT.
While in theory, one might assume that adding any active device
Thanks for going the extra mile. I should be able to get my hands on
some other cables to try to figure this out. Maybe I'm just daft. If
there is a problem, I'll contact Dan. Thanks again.
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I've been listening to my MWTP mostly in my office system and only a few
times in my main rig. I use a Primaluna Dialogue 2 in my office and of
course use it single ended. In my main rig, a BAT setup, without any
thought, I use it balanced. The MWTP sounded a little bass shy, short
on dynamics
