cliveb;345845 Wrote: > With respect, the last thing you want to put in a signal path is a > transformer. They often introduce distortion and have poor frequency > response. You can pay a shedload of money for really good quality ones > (eg. Jensen), but even they will degrade the signal slightly. > Transformers should only be used as a last resort. (Or, I suppose you > might simply like their admittedly euphonic distortions, in which case > by all means use them).
Clive - my use of the word "proper" was meant to imply "high quality" - like Jensen! Also, a balun is the correct technical way to do things - everything else is actually a lash-up that just happens to work OK for most folks. One of the extra advantages of a balun is that it eliminates the possibility of a ground-loop since the input and output are galvanically isolated. I don't think a line-level transformer of the sort we are discussing here is going to be easily saturated at the levels in question. Also, by tying one leg of the differential input circuit to ground, the quality is already compromised... :o) This is useful... http://www.rane.com/note110.html As always, YMMV. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods)- Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber & Chord cables Outdoors: Boombox+Creative Sub (If I remember to turn it on...) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53262 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
