Pat Farrell;136870 Wrote: > seraf123 wrote: > > Cliveb, > > I'm not Clive, so you can decide how to handle this interuption > > > So does that mean that I can connect the Transporter to ATC actives > > like 150ASL or 100ASL and avoid connecting a power amp and the sound > > will still be of great quality? > > any downside to this setup? > > You can connect the Transporter directly to any powered speakers and > get > good to great quality, mostly dependant on the quality of the speakers.
Everything Patrick has said is true. There are a number of quality powered speakers available, and those that are aimed at the pro market typically have balanced inputs on XLR plugs (or possibly TRS jacks). I can give a little more info on ATC speakers because those are the ones I own (SCM100A). I happen to think they are wonderful speakers. ATCs are basically pro studio monitors (which are optionally available in nice domestically-acceptable veneers - mine are rosewood), and as such are completely neutral, low in distortion, and can go to incredibly high levels. They are ruthlessly revealing of the programme material, and do not impart any kind of "signature" of their own. In an absolute sense they are quite exensive, but given their performance they are something of a bargain. So if you're in the market for a transparent speaker, ATC is worth putting on your shortlist. ATCs have balanced inputs on XLR plugs. My SCM100As (which are not the SL version, by the way) do NOT have input level trimmers - their input sensitivity is fixed at 1V. In some respects they are TOO sensitive, and I have 12dB pads inserted inside the XLR plugs to stop them blowing out the windows! It's possible that later examples might have level adjustment - I don't know. I currently have my SB2's analogue output directly connected to the ATCs, and use its digital volume control. The setup is the ultimate in minimalism - a pair of huge great speakers driven from what looks like a clock radio. But it sounds fabulous. A Transporter is an obvious replacement for the SB2 in this setup, and has the advantage of having balanced outputs to match the ATC inputs, plus additional digital inputs so I can connect in the DVD player and PVR. Pat Farrell;136870 Wrote: > There is a school of thought that says that powered speakers should be > able to sound substantially better, because the designer can match the > > amplifier to the speaker, and put the bumps in the amp where the > valleys > are in the speaker, etc. This is a lot easier than getting both the > speaker and the amp to be flat from 20 to 20kHz (let alone DC to > daylight :-) This is indeed true. The other (and I believe bigger) advantage is that active speakers have the crossover at line level, and then have separate power amps for each drive unit. This eliminates the need for a traditional passive crossover that has to work at high voltages/currents, and which are intrinsically high in distortion and phase error. -- cliveb Performers -> dozens of mixers and effects -> clipped/hypercompressed mastering -> you think a few extra ps of jitter matters? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27445 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
