Booda
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I do agree with you. I think the selling point of the balance amp is good. but for practice, it is an extra burden to have recable for it is antinomy with portable aim.
The best way to design a decent audio products is to make it more simple with more reality sound.
Originally Posted by ClieOS /img/forum/go_quote.gif For the custom IEM and the shrinking number of universal IEM with user replaceable cable, the portable balanced amp (PBA) might be a good idea. The is a few problems though: 1) Most universal IEM with no replaceable cable can't benefit from PBA easily, since recabling is a hassle and comparatively more costly. 2) There is no standardized miniature balanced connector , recable/reterminate will mean very limited compatibility, and user will need to keep swapping cable (from balanced to single-end) when (s)he want to go 3.5mm / unamped. 3) Upgrading (for both amp and IEM) will be a hassle as well, due to (1) and (2). I would imagine PBA might get support in Head-Fi from the more dedicated few, but it will have very limited impact on the IEM market as a whole. Instead, I am more interested in Dr. Meier's active balanced ground implementation on a portable amp. |
I do agree with you. I think the selling point of the balance amp is good. but for practice, it is an extra burden to have recable for it is antinomy with portable aim.
The best way to design a decent audio products is to make it more simple with more reality sound.