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Post by John on Mar 18, 2020 13:29:41 GMT
I have been recently talking to Vic of Trans-Fi and John at Temple Audio and decided to go balanced I also decided to put everything in one case ( 2 superchargers and 2 monoblocks amplifiers) Speaking to John the board is actually designed as a balanced board. So it makes sense. John did the work to the board and Vic did the work to the case.  |
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Post by John on Mar 18, 2020 13:30:53 GMT
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Post by John on Mar 18, 2020 13:32:04 GMT
It is a nice step up in sound as gives a bit more impact, detail and depth
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Post by MartinT on Mar 18, 2020 13:41:06 GMT
Balanced nearly always sounds better to my ears.
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Post by Clive on Mar 18, 2020 13:50:54 GMT
With Class D it often makes sense as usually such amps are inherently balanced. Going balanced removes a single-ended conversion to balanced conversion, which may be a good thing depending on your preamp...as John's does balanced it should be a good move. That's my take on why it works in this scenario. My Lindemann POWER is likewise balanced, based on Hypex.
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Post by puffin on Mar 18, 2020 17:17:34 GMT
I too find that balanced sounds better, but I only have experience of this in relation to Dacs. I understand that the voltage is greater than single ended at around 4v. Is it this alone? or does balanced really provide better noise rejection?
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Post by MartinT on Mar 18, 2020 17:30:22 GMT
Balanced is designed for common mode noise rejection, that's what it does - it is inherently quieter. However, I think there is also something to do with how the driver stage runs them, it puts more welly down the cable which driven components respond well to.
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Post by puffin on Mar 18, 2020 18:31:18 GMT
Thanks martin.
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Post by John on Mar 18, 2020 19:37:18 GMT
Yes I agree I certainly get more impact
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Post by John on May 12, 2020 12:58:35 GMT
I added 4 AMR fuses to the 2 PSU but I can hear no difference to performance They are not making things worse either
That was unexpected
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Post by julesd68 on May 12, 2020 13:15:47 GMT
Not really amigo, I could have told you that for free ... LOOOOL  |
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Post by Clive on May 12, 2020 13:43:44 GMT
I added 4 AMR fuses to the 2 PSU but I can hear no difference to performance They are not making things worse either That was unexpected Hi John, were they added to the power amps? The supercaps do their very best to isolate the amp from the mains so I'd hope the fuses to be fairly irrelevant. |
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Post by John on May 12, 2020 14:53:57 GMT
I have had success in the past but totally irrelevant in this case
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Post by John on May 12, 2020 15:58:33 GMT
All not lost I put 1 off the fuses into the Topping instead and a small upgrade in depth and insight
Jules if you want I can send 1 to you
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Post by julesd68 on May 12, 2020 16:05:50 GMT
Hi John, I don't know when I'm going to be able to switch the system on with present home arrangements, but if you still have a spare one further down the road I would certainly give it a try, thanks.
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Post by John on May 12, 2020 16:34:07 GMT
Understand Jules
Let me know when
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Post by tarzan on May 13, 2020 14:54:09 GMT
Reckon that amplifier set up should sound pretty good John!  |
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