Head-Fi.org › Forums › Equipment Forums › Headphone Amps (full-size) › Is my Little Dot MK VII actually single ended? What's going on??
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Is my Little Dot MK VII actually single ended? What's going on?? - Page 2

post #16 of 22
2/19/10 at 8:39pm
Quote::When I use input 2, the balanced out is active..what the hell.

The balanced out is active in this mode but at a greatly reduced volume.
Reply
post #17 of 22
2/19/10 at 10:14pm
Well P.., I have been switching back and forth trying to help you out, from balanced to SE with HD580s and HD650s and I'm stumped. I'm using stock cables (balanced & SE) to try to keep it somewhat the same. The balanced is very noticeable. Imaging, soundstage is just crazy. Air, separation...everything is just more...

Did you email David?....Just copy and paste a link to this thread and shoot him an email...
Reply
post #18 of 22
2/19/10 at 11:53pm
I don't think there's anything wrong with the amp. It's quite possible to have an un-balanced input go to a balanced circuit. The unbalanced signal can be put through a circuit that can invert it to feed the other half of a balanced circuit. Switching between RCA and XLR, the sound should get louder. How much that will change the sound quality will depend on the music, source and amp in my experience.
Reply
post #19 of 22
2/20/10 at 12:14am
Thread Starter 
Okay thanks for the help guys, I think I'll email him.
The redundant switch is annoying, and it should say not to have two inputs, and not say XLR out is disabled with RCA in.
Reply
post #20 of 22
2/20/10 at 2:40am
Quote:
Originally Posted by HeatFan12 View Post
When using the balanced input (1) on the MKVII, both the SE and balanced headphone outs are active and you can listen in either mode. When using the RCAs, only the SE is active. I'll try and find the email David wrote me in reference to this, when I was setting it all up.
On the balanced inputs of the amp, I have the LD DAC_I, on the unbalanced (RCAs), I have a CDP. I can listen in balanced or SE mode with switch selector #1. The only time I switch to #2 is to listen to the CDP (RCAs) in SE mode only.
Ah, thanks for the detailed answer

Good luck to OP finding an answer to his issue, sounds like an isolated issue.. ???
Reply
post #21 of 22
2/26/10 at 11:53am
@OP
Any updates ?
Reply
post #22 of 22
8/14/10 at 8:21am

Finally gotten my own ld mk vii+

 

Found back this thread and found something weird

Quote:
Originally Posted by HeatFan12 View Post
When using the balanced input (1) on the MKVII, both the SE and balanced headphone outs are active and you can listen in either mode. When using the RCAs, only the SE is active. I'll try and find the email David wrote me in reference to this, when I was setting it all up.
On the balanced inputs of the amp, I have the LD DAC_I, on the unbalanced (RCAs), I have a CDP. I can listen in balanced or SE mode with switch selector #1. The only time I switch to #2 is to listen to the CDP (RCAs) in SE mode only.

I tried it using RCA and both out1(4pin xlr) and out2(SE) is active.. unlike what heatfan said...

Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
Head-Fi.org › Forums › Equipment Forums › Headphone Amps (full-size) › Is my Little Dot MK VII actually single ended? What's going on??