I´am new in audio, and looking for some help. I thought about some solutions, but don´t know if they should work.
Initially, i had no intention in having a hi-fi system. I just wanted a regular ambient sound, and nothing else. But i started visiting friends with great systems, and by the time i decided to have a better system myself, there were many things i couldn´t do anymore and, also, i´ve got some misorientation from the guys who were responsible for my automation, which left almost all the equipment in a technical room (rack).
I know it is definitely not the ideal set up, but i wish to make the best of it now, till i´m able to arrange things a better way.
So, i ended up with very long runs. Now, i wish to address them so i can get a better result.
There are two issues i must address. The first is about the turntable. It has a 25 meters run to the technical room. I have a Rega Planar 8 with a Ania Pro cartdrige, and a Rega Pre Phono MC MK4. I´m using Canare L4E6S cables and thought i should balance the signal untill the rack, so it can cross that distance with less interference. I bought a Radial Engineering box to balance it, but the signal level is too low. Which equipment should i use here? In the rack i have a Denon AVR X4800H, for the times i want to listen to the turntable in my ambient sound (7 pairs of in-celing B&W CCM684 and a pair of B&W DB4S subwoofer), and a Hegel H390 for when i wish to listen to it in my stereo system (Focal Sopra N1 bookshelfd and a B&W DB4S sub). So, i´m thinking about sending a balanced signal from the turntable to the rack, and, by getting there, it should be splitted in 2: one unbalanced to get into the Denon Receiver and one balanced to get into the Hegel Power Amp. Which equipment should i use to balance the signal? And which one to split it later?
The second issue is the run between the Hegel to my Sopra Speakers, another 25 meters. They used regular 2,5mm audio cables; i bought Mogami 3103 cables and will swap them. Should it make a difference?
Initially, i had no intention in having a hi-fi system. I just wanted a regular ambient sound, and nothing else. But i started visiting friends with great systems, and by the time i decided to have a better system myself, there were many things i couldn´t do anymore and, also, i´ve got some misorientation from the guys who were responsible for my automation, which left almost all the equipment in a technical room (rack).
I know it is definitely not the ideal set up, but i wish to make the best of it now, till i´m able to arrange things a better way.
So, i ended up with very long runs. Now, i wish to address them so i can get a better result.
There are two issues i must address. The first is about the turntable. It has a 25 meters run to the technical room. I have a Rega Planar 8 with a Ania Pro cartdrige, and a Rega Pre Phono MC MK4. I´m using Canare L4E6S cables and thought i should balance the signal untill the rack, so it can cross that distance with less interference. I bought a Radial Engineering box to balance it, but the signal level is too low. Which equipment should i use here? In the rack i have a Denon AVR X4800H, for the times i want to listen to the turntable in my ambient sound (7 pairs of in-celing B&W CCM684 and a pair of B&W DB4S subwoofer), and a Hegel H390 for when i wish to listen to it in my stereo system (Focal Sopra N1 bookshelfd and a B&W DB4S sub). So, i´m thinking about sending a balanced signal from the turntable to the rack, and, by getting there, it should be splitted in 2: one unbalanced to get into the Denon Receiver and one balanced to get into the Hegel Power Amp. Which equipment should i use to balance the signal? And which one to split it later?
The second issue is the run between the Hegel to my Sopra Speakers, another 25 meters. They used regular 2,5mm audio cables; i bought Mogami 3103 cables and will swap them. Should it make a difference?
