Sennator
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Hi group,
many DACs (like CS4398, AKM, Sony..) have balanced voltage output. To check how much music really comes out there I connected my balanced HD650 DIRECTLY to the DAC for a moment: guess what...? No noise or any digital artefacts - music almost at full listening level with some SACDs
. Of course sound lacks power and punch. But anyway, the question came up to me - how much amplification is really needed? How easy can "fully balanced" be?
-NO I/V converter needed for DACs with voltage output.
-NO OP needed to make the signal unbalanced
-Built in output stages in CD- or SACD-players could be bypassed.
-4 identical mono amps with two stages for each "leg" and a volume control - that's all?
Now I am looking for an easy discrete Solid State circuit. Any ideas?
Cheers,
sennator
many DACs (like CS4398, AKM, Sony..) have balanced voltage output. To check how much music really comes out there I connected my balanced HD650 DIRECTLY to the DAC for a moment: guess what...? No noise or any digital artefacts - music almost at full listening level with some SACDs
-NO I/V converter needed for DACs with voltage output.
-NO OP needed to make the signal unbalanced
-Built in output stages in CD- or SACD-players could be bypassed.
-4 identical mono amps with two stages for each "leg" and a volume control - that's all?
Now I am looking for an easy discrete Solid State circuit. Any ideas?
Cheers,
sennator