[Luckbad]

Decided to upgrade my Cavalli Liquid Crimson internals photo gallery*.

Here are some nudes of the Liquid Crimson interior:


* I'm not actually modding anything, just taking pics.

 

[eskamobob1]

Some internal pics of mine

 

[eskamobob1]

Cavalli Liquid Crimson Voltage change

240V wiring:

Pin 1: empty	Pin 2: white
Pin 3: empty	Pin 4: blue
Pin 5: black	Pin 6: brown

120V wiring:

Pin 1: white	Pin 2: brown
Pin 3: black	Pin 4: blue
Pin 5: empty	Pin 6: empty

Pins:

 

[longbowbbs]

Very nice. I had a blast reviewing that amp.

 

[Ham Sandwich]

Some internal pics of mine

Nice! It has a good home.
How does the Abyss Dianna sound with it? I'm assuming the sound of the amp pairs well with it. Abyss has a Liquid Fire and Liquid Gold. And used the Liquid Fire as one of their amps when designing the original 1266. So I'm guessing the Abyss headphones will pair well with the Cavalli sound.

 

[tenisnut333]

If the original Cavalli Liquid Crimson is engineered/designed as Single-Ended hp amp, then how can it also have a Balanced hp output? Please explain. Thx.

 

[longbowbbs]

@warrenpchi

 

[paradoxper]

If the original Cavalli Liquid Crimson is engineered/designed as Single-Ended hp amp, then how can it also have a Balanced hp output? Please explain. Thx.

It's there for convenience not as fraudulent marketing.

 

[warrenpchi]

It's relatively easy to generate a balanced output using phase splitters, whereby you're essentially creating a phase inverted (180º) copy of the signal. This kind of a balanced output won't have the benefits of a fully differential amplifier of course, but as @paradoxper said, it's a convenience for those who have invested in balanced cables for their headphone collections. Alex implemented thoughtful little things like that all the time whenever he designed an amp.

 

[longbowbbs]

Thanks for the details, Warren!

 

[tenisnut333]

It's relatively easy to generate a balanced output using phase splitters, whereby you're essentially creating a phase inverted (180º) copy of the signal. This kind of a balanced output won't have the benefits of a fully differential amplifier of course, but as @paradoxper said, it's a convenience for those who have invested in balanced cables for their headphone collections. Alex implemented thoughtful little things like that all the time whenever he designed an amp.

Thanks for the very brief but well-explained concise answer, much appreciated!

 

[Ham Sandwich]

If the original Cavalli Liquid Crimson is engineered/designed as Single-Ended hp amp, then how can it also have a Balanced hp output? Please explain. Thx.

The 4-pin jack is wired as single-ended output. Wired as if it were like a 4-pin female to TRS male adapter cable.

It's a convenience jack. So you can plug in headphones with balanced cables without needing to use an adapter or swapping headphone cables. Most people with a Crimson or Glass are also going to have another amp that is probably balanced. And the convenience 4-pin jack on the amp allows you to plug in headphones with a balanced cable.

The 4-pin XLR jack is also a better headphone jack than the 1/4" TRS jacks. Better connections, and no chance of causing shorted connections that can happen as you plug in a TRS style jack.

The Cavalli Tube Hybrid amp sold through Drop also has a 4-pin XLR convenience jack that is wired as a single-ended output. The 4-pin XLR jack is electrically identical to the 1/4" TRS jack. Both single-ended.