------------------------------------------------------------------------ A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55246 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Question: Direct to power amp? - Yes - No ------------------------------------------------------------------------
pablolie;363458 Wrote: > Sean - I can't recall claiming I knew what *your* position was. I went > by the manual and the wiki. If there is an official statement as strong > as the one you made in this forum in the SB3 or Transporter manual, I > must have missed it. I know your word carries enormous weight, but in > that case, why does the Transporter User Guide provide users on page 24 > with a guide to attenuation, stating ".. If you are connecting > Transporter directly to an amplifier that does not have an input gain > control, you may need to change the attenuation level .." - which > doesn't sound quite as strong as you worded it here. > > The manuals for products do not make as strong a statement against > connecting the product directly to a power amp, so I would content that > while it is great users reading this thread now know that you > specifically and strongly are against such a configuration, those users > out there who only have the manual to go buy probably see far more > ambiguity, since the manual states the product can be connected to a > "preamp or amplifier" (SB3 user guide). > > I think it makes a lot of sense to issue a strong warning to users who > chose to go that way. But I don't see that warning written in the > relevant analog connection guide in the manual. I agree also that a strong warning should be issued. As mentioned previously ..... I don't think it's at all uncommon for SD customers to run their SD devices direct into amps without any form of external attenuation (protection). I know I wasn't aware of the risks prior to posting this poll question. -- Pneumonic Main: Transporter Squeezebox 3 > Sonic Frontiers Ultra Jitterbug > Roksan DAC/PS Modwright Sony SCD 777ES Sonic Frontiers SFL-2 Pre S.A.R. Labs MOS 450 Power Martin Logan CLS II Speakers Office: Squeezebox 3 > COEM Lite Audio DAC AH McCormack TLC-1 Pre Sonic Frontiers SFS80 Power Elipson Circee Speakers ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pneumonic's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10091 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55246 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
