Well, you mentioned you are doing SE only. The best output from the Hilo is balanced as it uses two DACs for a quieter output. I'll have to get some XLR to RCA adapters. I do have some TRS to RCA adapters for the monitor out but that's a single DAC output.
Well, you mentioned you are doing SE only. The best output from the Hilo is balanced as it uses two DACs for a quieter output. I'll have to get some XLR to RCA adapters. I do have some TRS to RCA adapters for the monitor out but that's a single DAC output.
You might want to check with the manufacturer to make sure that's safe. It's generally always okay to use an adapter to go from a single ended gear to balanced gear. (For example an adapter to plug a balanced headphone into a single ended amplifier)
Going from balanced to single ended is a roll of the dice, as the separate negative signals from the DAC will bridge into one when it hits that single ended amplifier. Maybe okay, but maybe a risk of damage. Especially that there's no SE out on the Hilo other than monitor. That raises concern?
Best to check and be safe... and not have Gary in the position of frying loaner equipment.
Well, you mentioned you are doing SE only. The best output from the Hilo is balanced as it uses two DACs for a quieter output. I'll have to get some XLR to RCA adapters. I do have some TRS to RCA adapters for the monitor out but that's a single DAC output.
Maybe the "XLR to RCA adaptor" just takes the non-inverting output and ground from the XLR to the RCA?
Even that's dicey........where does the XLR "ground" come from?
Balanced outputs often use the chassis ground, or enclosure ground, which isn't necessary the same as "signal ground" or "signal common".
I would much rather be safe than sorry. Unless Lynx says it is perfectly safe (preferably in writing... email is fine) I won't take the chance of frying your DAC or my amp.
I agree.
Depending on how the XLR outputs are wired to something called "ground", an XLR to RCA adaptor might make you think "the balanced output sounds far better than the SE output!"
I may not be a problem with Lynx, best to ask Lynx.
Edit:
Yikes!
I looked in the High! Low! manual.
I wouldn't use their XLR to RCA adaptor with other manufacturer's equipment.
The manual shows the inverting output tied to ground at the RCA end.
You may void another companies warranty.
Edit #2:
Hmmm.
That is confusing.......
What I was trying to say, (very badly), the HiLo XLR to RCA adaptor should be OK to use with the Hilo to any SE amp.
But won't use the Hilo adaptor on another DAC with balanced outputs.
You might want to check with the manufacturer to make sure that's safe. It's generally always okay to use an adapter to go from a single ended gear to balanced gear. (For example an adapter to plug a balanced headphone into a single ended amplifier)
Going from balanced to single ended is a roll of the dice, as the separate negative signals from the DAC will bridge into one when it hits that single ended amplifier. Maybe okay, but maybe a risk of damage. Especially that there's no SE out on the Hilo other than monitor. That raises concern?
Best to check and be safe... and not have Gary in the position of frying loaner equipment.
I would much rather be safe than sorry. Unless Lynx says it is perfectly safe (preferably in writing... email is fine) I won't take the chance of frying your DAC or my amp.
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Ouch,
my earlier post was confusing.
What I was trying to say (very badly, BTW) is that the Hilo XLR to RCA cable should be OK for using the Hilo DAC into an SE input power amp.
But I wouldn't want to use the Hilo XLR to RCA cable on another DAC's XLR outputs.
Another brand of DAC may not like having an output shorted to ground.
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