I would like to listen to my SACD collection on my Zen but I'm in need of some advice to be able to do it. I know this is somewhat off topic but I promise not to make a habit of it. The only analog input on my on my dac/headphone amp is the 3.5 input normally used to connect a phone or dap. I'm trying to connect my sacd player directly to the amp using RCA to 3.5 interconnects. I know this connection is far from ideal but seems my only choice other than buying new equipment. I tried this as a test and as you would expect I'm getting crackling sounds from the mismatch of the devices. I definitely will need to attenuate the signal from my SACD player RCA outputs to the 3.5 analog input of my dac/amp. The specifications of my sacd player and dac/amp are as follows:
I would like to listen to my SACD collection on my Zen but I'm in need of some advice to be able to do it. I know this is somewhat off topic but I promise not to make a habit of it. The only analog input on my on my dac/headphone amp is the 3.5 input normally used to connect a phone or dap. I'm trying to connect my sacd player directly to the amp using RCA to 3.5 interconnects. I know this connection is far from ideal but seems my only choice other than buying new equipment. I tried this as a test and as you would expect I'm getting crackling sounds from the mismatch of the devices. I definitely will need to attenuate the signal from my SACD player RCA outputs to the 3.5 analog input of my dac/amp. The specifications of my sacd player and dac/amp are as follows:
You are going to have to attenuate your SACD player's output voltage quite a bit.
Without getting too technical, all you need to do is connect a basic passive attenuator (like the Schiit SYS) between the player and the amp, turn the attenuator all the way down, then while music is playing, start to turn the attenuator up until the sound starts to clip/distort, then turn it down a little until it stops distorting.
It's definitely not an ideal solution, but it should fix your problem.
Actually, maybe a better solution would be to get a nice headphone amp that has two RCA inputs, and that would allow you to easily switch between your SACD player and your DAC.
I think that will work fine. I definitely wanted something passive, not needing a power source. Actually doesn't cost any more than a pair of inline attenuators anyway. Thanks
I didn't mean to the EST112. Dunu is planning to make more models with the ECLIPS3 shell, the shell of the Zen. It is written in the post some where at the start..
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