cliveb;399832 Wrote: > Start by turning the TP's volume down very low, connect it directly to > your power amp and start playing some music. Turn the TP's volume up > until the playback level is the loudest you'll ever want. At this stage > you can read off the attenuation from the TP's display - that is the > amount of passive attenuation you need to add between TP and power > amp. > > > Many people around here seem to like the Endler attenuators. Others > have used the Rothwell ones with success. > > As far as I'm concerned, both are ridiculously expensive. Once you know > the required attenutation, the input impedance of your power amp, and > the output impedance of the TP (which is 100 ohms), you can work out > the resistor values required and then add 4 resistors in each XLR plug > to get the attenuation. Total cost is under a dollar, although you do > of course need to be able to solder.
This advice from Clive is rock solid. -- 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 (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + 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, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Outdoors: Boom ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=60495 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
