Others may disagree but I put a lot more faith in the build quality of Massdrop made products than those made by Monoprice.
except neither of them are made by massdrop or monoprice, they both outsource.
Others may disagree but I put a lot more faith in the build quality of Massdrop made products than those made by Monoprice.
Pretty sure its the same THX module x2. Monoprice just managed to rub the reviewer the wrong way to dodge the review completely. Either that or Massdrop rubbed them the right way.
Probably because ASR didn't actually review the 788, but rather reviewed the unboxing and "angrily" dodged the review.
Don't forget https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...monoprice-desktop-thx-headphone-amp-dac.5420/
even though its a fantastic dac/amp this non-review killed its traction lol.
Pretty sure its the same THX module x2. Monoprice just managed to rub the reviewer the wrong way to dodge the review completely. Either that or Massdrop rubbed them the right way.
If you have a problem with ASR regarding your disdain for their non-praise of something that seems to be highly prized by you, why don't you raise it up over there ?
And have you actually read the complete proceedings of that particular thread for that matter ? If you haven't then perhaps you should, it puts in proper perspective why the review was shelved. And what has transpired since your 'disappointment' at a non-positive review there. s
There is no need to repeat and lament about it over and over on this thread that has almost no direct correlation with the so said Monoprice product.
In contrast XLR-3 cabling eliminates this ground bounce by separating ground from the +/- audio signal wires. Noise currents flowing in the cable ground wire don't induce any voltage across the cable +/- wires.
Hi Andrew, do these noise currents only originate from AC mains connected power supplies?
So if using a battery powered source & DAC (not connected to mains power) then these CM noise currents through RCA to RCA interconnects are not an issue?
For example a Chord Hugo2 (which only has RCA outputs) running on battery power fed by a battery powered DAP.
- Keep Source-DAC and DAC-amp cabling short to prevent CM pickup from RF fields nearby. <1ft if possible.
I'd be concerned. 3m RCA is pretty long and can pickup RF fields. Instead consider two of these from amazon.com. Any CM current from RF pick up will be restricted to the shield, and the inner signal pair will remain clean:Thanks Andrew.
So if source + DAC are both battery powered (disconnected from mains) then RCA interconnects can be 3 meter in length with no RF pickup issues to worry about?
Are these cables properly wired? I think it would be better not to connect XLR pin 1 to the shield and leave the shield floating connected only to the RCA shield. The schematic from monoprice.com:I'd be concerned. 3m RCA is pretty long and can pickup RF fields. Instead consider two of these from amazon.com. Any CM current from RF pick up will be restricted to the shield, and the inner signal pair will remain clean:
Monoprice 10ft Premier Series XLR Male to RCA Male Cable, 16AWG (Gold Plated)
Yes this is proper wiring.Are these cables properly wired? I think it would be better not to connect XLR pin 1 to the shield and leave the shield floating connected only to the RCA shield. The schematic from monoprice.com:
That's good news. I went into massdrop just now but status still "sold out"https://www.massdrop.com/buy/80382/talk/2404753
THX 789 will be available again today, at a new price of $400.
That's good news. I went into massdrop just now but status still "sold out"
Ok tks I probably whack 1 to try out fully balance features.I’m guessing it’ll be up in 7-8 hours. I think that’s when it usually updates.