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Originally Posted by FauDrei /img/forum/go_quote.gif
It works like this:
- You may physically connect cables to all three DAC's outputs at the same time (RCA, XLR, ACSS)..
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- RCA output is derived from XLR output (XLR "hot" pin 2 = RCA "+" centre pin; XLR "ground" pin 1 = RCA "ground" ring).
This means RCA output is the same as XLR's positive phase ("hot") output.
This also means RCA and XLR outputs are always working at the same time, and you can simultaneously output to two headamps/preamps/amps (but it is not recommended).
Which means that, when I receive my unit, it'll be perfectly functional to send the (balanced) signal from the DAC's XLR outputs to my PrimaLuna's (unbalanced) RCA inputs (through an
XLR-to-RCA interconnect)
plus send the (unbalanced) signal from the DAC's RCAs to my Pioneer AVR (provided that I avoid having both amps simultaneously on -- not that I intended to, really
One more question: I chose the aforementioned setup: XLR-to-RCA interconnection for the 2-channel amp & RCA-to-RCA for the home theater AVR - and not the other way around - on this
hypothetical basis: although both amps will be finally fed with an unbalanced signal, the XLR-to-RCA unbalancing
may be superior to the unbalanced signal coming directly out of the DAC's RCAs; thus, send the (supposedly superior) signal to feed the 2-channel setup. Does this stand on logical grounds, or both signals are of identicall quality? Or maybe even the opposite holds true, i.e. unbalancing the signal on the unit board prior to sending it to the RCA outputs is better than doing the same thing outside the device through an XLR-to-RCA cable?
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Originally Posted by IPodPJ /img/forum/go_quote.gif
I had a link to it. I'll have to look for it. You could e-mail them though and ask.
Manual on demand? I thought that every piece of electronic gear sold nowadays is accompanied by one (if not printed, at least in a CD ROM shipped with the unit). If not so, they should have already posted a dedicated page on their website, with download links to PDF manuals of all Audio-GD devices sold, including discontinued models. This is the least to do to support customers on that. All the info and valuable help one can extract from user feedback on fora like this should not be regarded as a substitute of the need for a structured manual.