tested out with TS-RCA gender works out great thanks.you exactly need 2 RCA -> mono cables
tested out with TS-RCA gender works out great thanks.you exactly need 2 RCA -> mono cables
Sorry, I am pointing out that this kind of hack does not help. Is worse than just feeding with the SOP adapters we have used for decades. IT AIN'T THAT HARD. Gad some here are touchy.Are you in a competition to be the most obnoxious replier in forums? If so, you are killing it!
The guy is just talking about converting unbalanced (SE) to balanced to keep his DAC and I just gave a equipment suggestion to do so. And what did any of your comments did to help? Answer: nothing.
Tone2
Yeah, it's because they kinda made a semi-balanced RCA output. Khadas sells their own Balanced RCA to XLR cable, which costs at least $75....I took a look at the khadas page and found that the Tone2 Pro's RCA output was complicated.
Even if you take measures, the result may be different from usual...
View attachment 176960Balanced RCA | Khadas
Design and deliver futuristic mini Hi-Fi DACs with balanced audio, made possible with Khadas' diminutive balanced RCA connectors.www.khadas.com
You can use the PA5 with unbalanced inputs. Just use an adapter.Okay so I bought the PA5 without doing my research. For some reason I thought it had both balanced and unbalanced inputs. Now I have a PA5 that I can't use. So I'm looking for recommendations for either a preamp (I have a DAC) or a DAC. I need a volume control with a remote. Any ideas would be appreciated? I'd hate to return it given all of the great feedback here. I also don't want to spend a fortune.
PA5 is not a Beefy amp, it has just 48 watt.Replaying quite late, I just tested with TS-RCA gender, and it works out very great.
All the issues are gone, and now I realize the difference between a Beefy amp and a normal one.
This amp is so good.
Thank you for your recommendation.
To compare to a comparable amp with reasonable overhead, consider the PA5 to be more like a 20W amp. Maybe the Aegir is a good comparison. Maybe a First Watt F8. Wouldn't that be something if it can surpass the small class A amps.PA5 is not a Beefy amp, it has just 48 watt.
My old amp was SA300, so I thought PA5 had more power than SA300.PA5 is not a Beefy amp, it has just 48 watt.
What are you saying is a comparable amp with overhead? At a similar price?To compare to a comparable amp with reasonable overhead, consider the PA5 to be more like a 20W amp. Maybe the Aegir is a good comparison. Maybe a First Watt F8. Wouldn't that be something if it can surpass the small class A amps.
March P122, Schiit Vidar, and Atoll MA100 are my short list for amplifiers I can afford that may reach the" no sound of their own" If I could justify a Benchmark, I too would have one, but my own MOSFET I really can't fault. I am trying to justify a PA5 for my desk but really want an all in one. DAC/Phones/speakers/crossover for sub.Are there any class ab amps under $800 with similar or more power compared to pa5 with 20db gain or less? If not I really see pa5 as my only option. $3k for ahb2 is just not in the cards right now. I can't justify paying that much more for that little increase in performance real world.
How about Outlaw Audio Model 2220 Monoblock Power Amplifier?Are there any class ab amps under $800 with similar or more power compared to pa5 with 20db gain or less? If not I really see pa5 as my only option. $3k for ahb2 is just not in the cards right now. I can't justify paying that much more for that little increase in performance real world.
To compare to a comparable amp with reasonable overhead, consider the PA5 to be more like a 20W amp.
Are there any class ab amps under $800 with similar or more power compared to pa5 with 20db gain or less? If not I really see pa5 as my only option. $3k for ahb2 is just not in the cards right now. I can't justify paying that much more for that little increase in performance real world.
Are there any class ab amps under $800 with similar or more power compared to pa5 with 20db gain or less? If not I really see pa5 as my only option. $3k for ahb2 is just not in the cards right now. I can't justify paying that much more for that little increase in performance real world.
Look at the performance chart where it turns the corner. Pick at least 2 or 3 dB overhead to make a comparison with a well executed AB amp.
Again - please point to a well executed AB amp we can make a comparison with. Either 20W rated that is doing 50W with 0.0005%THD, or a 50W rated that can actually do +3dB (100W) with low distortion. Or *anything* similar that justifies you stating it only performs as a 20W class AB.Look at the performance chart where it turns the corner. Pick at least 2 or 3 dB overhead to make a comparison with a well executed AB amp.
I am not saying this amp is small. 20W into 8 Ohms is a bunch of power and transients clean over 40. Go ask the tube and class A guys who consider 12W a great amp. It should be more than enough for any apartment dweller to get serious hi-fi. I suspect that and high end desktops is their market. Poor choice of speakers of course hurts. The trend to very high power amplifiers has more to do with cheap design and advertising that actual playing music in a home.
I am about ready to get one to compare to my 60W amp. For comfortable listening, I bet it may be close as my preamp volume has never been past 12:00. Then move it to my desk where my 10W Tripath is way more than needed. Unless it blows away my old amp, which would be disappointing to my ego, hence I would leave it in place as the music is what counts, not my design skills. Actually, if it does sound better but is not big enough, I would buy the March P221 in a heartbeat as I see it as a serious contender to the Benchmark at 1/3 the price.