[tnili]

Is it fair to assume that the amps sound the same if attached to an analog non-balanced source and listened through a non-balanced headphone?

Does the extra cost of balanced input/output make a significant difference?

 

[Tyll Hertsens]

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Originally Posted by tnili /img/forum/go_quote.gif Is it fair to assume that the amps sound the same if attached to an analog non-balanced source and listened through a non-balanced headphone?

Yup.

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Does the extra cost of balanced input/output make a significant difference?

Not if you're not using it balanced, in fact it might slightly under-perform as the power supply is working harder in the BUDA.

 

[aimlink]

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Originally Posted by Tyll Hertsens /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yup. Not if you're not using it balanced, in fact it might slightly under-perform as the power supply is working harder in the BUDA.

Even when using a DPS there'll be underperforming?

 

[Tyll Hertsens]

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Originally Posted by aimlink /img/forum/go_quote.gif Even when using a DPS there'll be underperforming?

In an infinitely high stack of $100 dollar bills,
if I remove one, will there be less?

 

[aimlink]

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Originally Posted by Tyll Hertsens /img/forum/go_quote.gif In an infinitely high stack of $100 dollar bills, if I remove one, will there be less?

Me sees your point.

 

[tnili]

What about this:

unbalanced source > UDA > HD650 w/cardas SE cable
unbalanced source > BUDA > HD650 w/cardas XLR cable

 

[Tyll Hertsens]

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Originally Posted by tnili /img/forum/go_quote.gif What about this: unbalanced source > UDA > HD650 w/cardas SE cable unbalanced source > BUDA > HD650 w/cardas XLR cable

The BUDA will sound 18.63% better.



Just kidding ... but something like that---and at a pretty significant increase in cost.

 

[plonter]

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Originally Posted by Tyll Hertsens /img/forum/go_quote.gif The BUDA will sound 18.63% better. Just kidding ... but something like that---and at a pretty significant increase in cost.

I assume that upgrading to the BUDA from the ultra micro stack will be more of an improvement from the comparison made above...?

so you are actually saying that between the SE ultra desktop and the BUDA the difference is not night and day?

 

[plonter]

another question about the BUDA and balanced drive in general:
does the bass quantity increased a little bit? or maybe dicreased..?