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In Reply to: RE: Balanced/Unbalanced Simultaneously posted by jsr on September 29, 2015 at 09:34:59
Just buy another meter or else take yours out of storage; then you will be certain. It might be difficult to trace the connection when looking inside. Then, again, it might be quite apparent. Take a look and see.
Good luck,
John Elison
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One thing I didn't get into is probably important. When I run the system using both preamp outputs (balanced and unbalanced), the sub puts out much less volume than normal. For instance, if the preamp runs unbalanced to the sub, and then unbalanced from the sub to the amp, the sub is happy with the sub's volume set around 9-11 o'clock. When the balanced outputs are used direct to the amp, and the unbalanced to the sub, then the sub doesn't get happy until the sub's volume is set to almost 3 o'clock. Strangely, the balanced output seems to remain the same (louder than the unbalanced, naturally).
I really like the balanced sound - it is not only louder (which is meaningless as to fidelity), but much, much clearer and with superior resolution, because the noise of an unbalanced connection is gone. I have always liked this in the few truly balanced systems I've had in the past - I don't care what anyone says, truly balanced has always sounded better than unbalanced in every way. No comparison.
Don't know if this info means anything or not.
Balanced outputs are often 6-dB louder than unbalanced outputs. The reason is that each leg of the balanced output is the same level as the unbalanced output but 180-degrees out of phase with each other. The difference between the two legs is therefore 6-dB louder than either of the individual legs to ground.
I know what you mean by the lack of noise in a fully balanced system. I've noticed the same thing in my system.
Best regards,
John Elison
Thanks!
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