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this may not be the perfect place to ask, but I feel like someone where may know. I am talking to a builder about having a Beta 22 made. I asked if he could install ACSS inputs, so it could be used with the Reference 7. He said he has no experience with ACSS, and could only do XLR. Does anyone here have knowledge of ACSS. I am sure it is simple to implement, and if I could have someone tell me how it is done, I could pass that info along.
As someone who has done exactly this and spent the money building a passive I/V conversion circuit with the best nude resistors, into that same amp, I can only advise you against it. It is not very hard to do, but I found it to be unnecessary. Use the XLR outputs on the DAC, they will sound better. Using a passive I/V circuit will give you a different sound signature, but it won't be as neutral as what you will get from the XLRs, as there is more loss in a passive circuit. On the other hand, if you built an active circuit, that's a whole other ball game and might reap some benefits but is much more involved. It's also the best case to put the active I/V conversion inside the DAC where it's closest, which Audio-gd has already done. Using your own active I/V circuit would only improve the quality if you were able to design one or buy one better than Kingwa has. Just stick to the XLRs and get some nice interconnects.