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☯️ Cavalli Audio's Liquid Carbon... a $599 Cavalli amp???
Oct 10, 2015 at 8:10 AM Post #3,421 of 5,932
buke9 said:
  Got a question . On another forum a person wants to use single ended phones on a balanced output and wonders if it would damage the amp to do so? To me I don't think so but others says it will damage the amp. 
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There's a reason why Alex includes a singe ended output...
 
Oct 10, 2015 at 10:20 PM Post #3,425 of 5,932
tuxbass said:
  Would this amp be a good choice for using with ETHER balanced and JH 16 unbalanced ?
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really this amplifier works well with most full-sized headphones. for iems, you may need to use balanced connectors or else there may be a bit of noise for very sensitive headphones. not sure how ideal it will be with the jh16 unbalanced.
 
Oct 10, 2015 at 10:25 PM Post #3,426 of 5,932
money4me247 said:
  really this amplifier works well with most full-sized headphones. for iems, you may need to use balanced connectors or else there may be a bit of noise for very sensitive headphones. not sure how ideal it will be with the jh16 unbalanced.
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Thanks that makes sense.
According to the website, one can still order this Amp, is that right ? I am surprised they haven't got 500 orders already.
 
Oct 11, 2015 at 1:59 AM Post #3,427 of 5,932
Has anyone heard TH900's with Liquid Carbon? This amp just recently peaked my interest, and to my understanding there are some production delays. Is there any information when Liquid Carbon should be out? I'm looking to sell off my current amp and replace it with something cheaper, and this looks promising. Also, what are the chances of the limited production run running out in the near future?
 
Oct 11, 2015 at 2:18 AM Post #3,428 of 5,932
Head-Fi'er @stjj89 tried his TH-900 headphone at the SF meet with the LC amp and liked it enough to convince him to buy the amp. He then further enhanced the experience by having somebody do a custom recabling to balanced for him.
 
Oh a comment about the user on the last page - isn't there a balanced to SE adapter he could just use?
 
Oct 11, 2015 at 2:45 AM Post #3,429 of 5,932
decentlevi said:
Head-Fi'er @stjj89
 tried his TH-900 headphone at the SF meet with the LC amp and liked it enough to convince him to buy the amp. He then further enhanced the experience by having somebody do a custom recabling to balanced for him.

Oh a comment about the user on the last page - isn't there a balanced to SE adapter he could just use?
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Thanks! If I placed my order right now, would it be likely for me to receive the amp this year?
 
Oct 11, 2015 at 4:32 AM Post #3,430 of 5,932
Oh well, order placed. 
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 I went with the USPS shipping as Fedex was roughly 3 times more expensive.
 
Oct 11, 2015 at 3:09 PM Post #3,432 of 5,932
rollinbr said:
There is an adapter to go from balanced to SE but there is not an adapter to go from SE to balanced. The person on the previous page wanted to go from SE to balanced. The balanced to SE looks like this.

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Isn't this a SE to Bal adapter? And reading through the thread, that person wants to use se cans on a balanced output. So it's going to be balanced to se cans (balanced to se adapter).

Edit: I think I'm confused after re reading it as I base the adapter nomenclature from amp to headphones direction (?) :D

I have a rsa bal to se adapter but haven't tried It yet though. I fear it would damage the amp.
 
Oct 11, 2015 at 3:18 PM Post #3,433 of 5,932
Got to be careful with adapters.
 
The risky situation is where you take headphones terminated with 3 wires --- 2 signals and one ground (TRS). Then you wire this to a 4 pin balanced connector where the 2 signals go to the right places and the remaining ground is connected to two of the outputs from the bal out. This will short the amps together at their outputs likely doing damage.
 
Oct 11, 2015 at 3:28 PM Post #3,434 of 5,932
adobotj said:
Isn't this a SE to Bal adapter? And reading through the thread, that person wants to use se cans on a balanced output. So it's going to be balanced to se cans (balanced to se adapter).

Edit: I think I'm confused after re reading it as I base the adapter nomenclature from amp to headphones direction (?)
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I have a rsa bal to se adapter but haven't tried It yet though. I fear it would damage the amp.
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If your headphone cable is terminated in a Kobiconn connector and then an adapter is used that changes it to a single ended connection, you can use that on the single ended output of an amp but you can't run the other way around. I have all my phones balanced and I have connectors that make them single ended, depending on what amp I am using. 
 
Oct 11, 2015 at 3:42 PM Post #3,435 of 5,932
jamato8 said:
If your headphone cable is terminated in a Kobiconn connector and then an adapter is used that changes it to a single ended connection, you can use that on the single ended output of an amp but you can't run the other way around. I have all my phones balanced and I have connectors that make them single ended, depending on what amp I am using. 
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I'm having a bit of a panic now as I've ordered exactly what you've done. Cable with Kobiconn and a 3.5mm adapter for my incoming Noble K10. They will be safe to use with the Kubiconn connected to the Liquid Carbon? I have an XLR coming as well for my Alpha Dogs but seeing as you can buy an XLR cable option from Mr Speakers I'm not worried.
 
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