cliveb;295398 Wrote: > The Transporter output attenuators only operate on the unbalanced > outputs. The MC402 has the option of balanced inputs, and from my > experience (and a number of others around here), you really owe it to > yourself to use balanced. That means if you need attenuation, it'll > have to be external. Start without any attenuation and turn the TP > volume right down, then gradually increase it until you get as loud as > you'll ever want. That tells you how much attenuation (if any) you > need. > > That said, I see the MC402 input sensitivity is 4V on the balanced > inputs, which is actually fairly low. Many balanced power amps have a > sensitivity around 2V, some even as high as 1V. So you may well find > that you're OK without any attenuation at all.
Clive, you're right on the money. I didn't need attenuation. The 0 dB setting is actually just about right for maximum loudness I'd listen to. That said I'm going to go balanced to get that extra 3 dB out. Sometimes I need the amp to go to "11" ya know. I've got a request in for a pair of Cardas Golden Cross ICs. I was planning to buy those all along but the MC402 is sounding so good that I'm a little conflicted between the Golden Cross and Golden Reference. Not much price difference but the Golden Cross is always said to be warm, fluid, smooth while the Golden reference is more detailed. I always had a problem with my Krell and other amps being too bright. The MC402 is the first amp I've been able to sit down and listen to for a good long while without wanting to leave the room after three songs. IOW, it's already nice. I wondered if the Golden Cross' will take the smoothness to far. In any case I've read so many good things about the Cross' that I've decided to go with them. Finally! the TP DAC sounds very good through an amp I own. Still debating whether to buy a pre-amp or not. I was thinking about the c2300. I was very close to buying a c46 then noticed the 4k treble tone control doesn't roll off the top the normal way. It only rolls off a big hump around 4k but barely anything off the top few KHz. regards, David -- wireless200 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ wireless200's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11887 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46786 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
