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Does anyone have experience with the pricy Goldpoint XLR switch? Is it transparent for audio quality?
My Parasound JC-2 is fully balanced and its two XLR inputs are used by a JC-3 phono stage and an Ayre C-5xeMP disc player. I have Oppo 105 and Sony XA5400ES disc players that might benefit from XLR connections.
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I have the RCA version shown below and it sounds like nothing. Totally transparent with high quality switching.
Thanks, Abe, that's reassuring. I'll try XLR from the Oppo and RCA from the Sony. The Oppo will need a dedicated XLR input for the JC-2 BP to by-pass its signal so the front LR level matches that of the surrounds and subs. That means my two best audio sources, the Ayre disc player and JC-3 phono stage, will share a Goldpoint switcher. The JC-3 gets its signal from an Ortofon SME 30H cartridge in a Shure SME Series III arm mounted on a Thorens TD 124 turntable.
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I connected the Oppo to to the JC-2 via XLR, and think I do prefer the sound to the RCA connection. I've ordered an XLR switch from Goldpoint.
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I hope the XLR Goldpoint is as good as the RCA model. I have no reason to believe otherwise. I've had excellent results with mine. Enjoy!
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