Hello head-fi
I know very little about electrical circuits, balanced vs single-ended topologies etc. so hoping those of you who do know or own the products in question can help me (better) understand. Bear with me here.
Summary:
I recently bought an Aune S6 pro, which as I understand it, is not a full balanced dac/amp. This is at least true for the balanced XLR headphone output at the front of the unit. I know this because I reached out to Aune Audio sales directly (Thanks for the quick response, Candy @ Aune Audio).
Aune S6 pro
http://en.auneaudio.com/index.php?s=Home/Article/detail/id/443.html
My intention was to pair this with the Aune S7/S7 pro amplifier. Aune did confirm this amp as being fully balanced with all the necessary circuitry to make that claim.
Aune S7 pro
http://en.auneaudio.com/index.php?s=Home/Article/detail/id/156.html
my question(s) for you all is:
Will pairing the Aune S6 Pro via the independent XLR L/R channels (line out) with the S7 Pro, assuming the S7 does the flipping and decoding of the balanced signal for output via its balanced outs, make this a fully balanced amp/dac combo?
or
Is this still considered a single ended signal (topology?) into a balanced output?
I did follow-up with the same questions for Aune but my concern is that some things may get lost in translation given the language differences.
Light reading on aune s6 ( non pro) and it's innards
https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/info/hi-fi/bancs-d-essai/aune-s6-a-serious-dac-with179488
I know very little about electrical circuits, balanced vs single-ended topologies etc. so hoping those of you who do know or own the products in question can help me (better) understand. Bear with me here.
Summary:
I recently bought an Aune S6 pro, which as I understand it, is not a full balanced dac/amp. This is at least true for the balanced XLR headphone output at the front of the unit. I know this because I reached out to Aune Audio sales directly (Thanks for the quick response, Candy @ Aune Audio).
Aune S6 pro
http://en.auneaudio.com/index.php?s=Home/Article/detail/id/443.html
My intention was to pair this with the Aune S7/S7 pro amplifier. Aune did confirm this amp as being fully balanced with all the necessary circuitry to make that claim.
Aune S7 pro
http://en.auneaudio.com/index.php?s=Home/Article/detail/id/156.html
my question(s) for you all is:
Will pairing the Aune S6 Pro via the independent XLR L/R channels (line out) with the S7 Pro, assuming the S7 does the flipping and decoding of the balanced signal for output via its balanced outs, make this a fully balanced amp/dac combo?
or
Is this still considered a single ended signal (topology?) into a balanced output?
I did follow-up with the same questions for Aune but my concern is that some things may get lost in translation given the language differences.
Light reading on aune s6 ( non pro) and it's innards
https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/info/hi-fi/bancs-d-essai/aune-s6-a-serious-dac-with179488
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