Recent content by simont

Hi all, I have just purchased a set of Focal Theva N2 speakers. After auditioning them a while ago (on an NAD nCore amplifier), I found a good deal on them last week from the same dealer. So far, I am very very pleased with the purchase. They are currently powered by a MiniDSP Flex (RCA, with...

Very nice piece of kit, and I appreciate the clever design! I'm particularly curious about the upcoming lower-powered models. I recall reading that there won't be an NC252MP model, so what drives the 150W/channel model? I guess 2024 will tell...

Thanks, all. I guess I know how to approach this if I could use such a converter. @twsecrest, I agree that the practical benefit of creating such a setup for short cables is to be determined, but I do think there are two cases where it may come in handy: 1) If a power amp only has XLR inputs...

Do you mean you don't think such a setup would be balanced? (I'm not entirely sure what to look for in the search results) I agree that it's not the same thing. I had a look at the Wikipedia page (I know...) for balanced connections, which defines it as "a circuit consisting of two conductors...

To clarify, I'm not talking about splitting the RCA into two signals, but adding one RCA signal and its inverse to get a signal that has twice the amplitude, is symmetrical and (hopefully) balanced.

I must admit I had to look up what ground lifting does, but that makes good sense indeed. The Minidsp Flex itself is not grounded, but it does have a grounding connection at the back of the case, so it definitely wouldn't hurt to attach pin 1 (via the cable sleeve) to that point.

Has anyone seen (or measured) the input impedance of the new Nilai500DIY modules, especially in the low gain mode? The Purifi Eigentakt reference implementation achieves a low gain mode by bypassing the first stage amplification, resulting in very low input impedance. I wonder if the Nilai500DIY...

@twsecrest : Yes, I agree that seems to be how it is without active components, but my point is that the DSP (which is already in the loop) can make a difference here. @NTK : Thanks. Indeed, this does rely on the assumption that the two RCA outputs share a common ground. As you say, I see no...

Hi all, I have a MiniDSP Flex with RCA connections that I use as a DAC and pre-amp. I have started looking into power amp upgrades (I currently use a 1995 NAD 302) and see that many use balanced XLR inputs, either exclusively or preferentially. I know that RCA to XLR connections are not ideal...