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The 3.5 input is SE... :blink:
So no need for a balanced 3.5 input to the LC.
The phase splitter does the "balancing" for you.
I stand corrected, thank you.
The 3.5 input is SE... :blink:
So no need for a balanced 3.5 input to the LC.
The phase splitter does the "balancing" for you.
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I'm not 100% sure about that. Sure, I know about the splitter, but, if the signal out of the dac is better from the balanced output, the sound coming out of the LC will be better from the balanced dac input, seems to me. my Pono is like that, has option for balanced or single ended out, less noise and better sound is out of the balanced. While the splitter will give the same quality IF ALL THINGS ARE EQUAL, it will not improve the sound of the single ended input from the dac if it is less than the balanced. Could be a pretty small difference, not sure it is worth going nuts over (haven't gotten balanced cables for Pono to LC yet, but I'm considering it), but makes sense to me in certain situations this would be true. The LC outs are not equal, the output from the DAC may not be either (or they may, will vary unit to unit, I'd guess).
My $0.02.
I'm not 100% sure about that. Sure, I know about the splitter, but, if the signal out of the dac is better from the balanced output, the sound coming out of the LC will be better from the balanced dac input, seems to me. my Pono is like that, has option for balanced or single ended out, less noise and better sound is out of the balanced. While the splitter will give the same quality IF ALL THINGS ARE EQUAL, it will not improve the sound of the single ended input from the dac if it is less than the balanced. Could be a pretty small difference, not sure it is worth going nuts over (haven't gotten balanced cables for Pono to LC yet, but I'm considering it), but makes sense to me in certain situations this would be true. The LC outs are not equal, the output from the DAC may not be either (or they may, will vary unit to unit, I'd guess).
My $0.02.
Mojo only runs SE, but I have to say the SE output of the Mojo into the phase-splitter of the LC beats some balanced outputs of other DACs into the LC. Cheers
I'm not 100% sure about that. Sure, I know about the splitter, but, if the signal out of the dac is better from the balanced output, the sound coming out of the LC will be better from the balanced dac input, seems to me. my Pono is like that, has option for balanced or single ended out, less noise and better sound is out of the balanced. While the splitter will give the same quality IF ALL THINGS ARE EQUAL, it will not improve the sound of the single ended input from the dac if it is less than the balanced. Could be a pretty small difference, not sure it is worth going nuts over (haven't gotten balanced cables for Pono to LC yet, but I'm considering it), but makes sense to me in certain situations this would be true. The LC outs are not equal, the output from the DAC may not be either (or they may, will vary unit to unit, I'd guess).
My $0.02.
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I'm not 100% sure about that. Sure, I know about the splitter, but, if the signal out of the dac is better from the balanced output, the sound coming out of the LC will be better from the balanced dac input, seems to me. my Pono is like that, has option for balanced or single ended out, less noise and better sound is out of the balanced. While the splitter will give the same quality IF ALL THINGS ARE EQUAL, it will not improve the sound of the single ended input from the dac if it is less than the balanced. Could be a pretty small difference, not sure it is worth going nuts over (haven't gotten balanced cables for Pono to LC yet, but I'm considering it), but makes sense to me in certain situations this would be true. The LC outs are not equal, the output from the DAC may not be either (or they may, will vary unit to unit, I'd guess).
My $0.02.
The question asked was if his 3.5 interconnect would work. Which it will. Nothing was said about balanced vs SE quality. That would be a different discussion and a subjective one IMO.
I'm not sure about the Mojo, will have one soon on tour to play with. If it has balanced and single ended out options, and IF the balanced has lower noise or is otherwise better sounding, that should translate to better sound through the LC, seems to me. Do you HAVE to do it? Of course not! I use the single ended out of my Pono into the LC, haven't wanted to spend the money on the balanced cables, it sounds great as is. But, I'm thinking about getting those balanced cables. But, if the only question is, do I HAVE to have balanced cables, the answer is certainly no. The discussion always seems to imply that there CAN'T be any difference using balanced vs single ended input for the LC; I was just expressing my view that that may not be so. It may be small, but it may be there in certain situations. Nuff Said!
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The original question was about how to connect the Mojo and since the Mojo only has single ended out, the easiest way (which in this case probably also is the best way) is to connect it to the LC with a short cable with 3.5mm TRS connectors in both ends.
Reading the MOJO manual it appears the only way to hook it up to the LC is the 3.5 SE output unless I am missing something. Will wait to see what you find out.