Well, John could offer a couple of options for the owner to choose from. I trust that the non-Speakon option(s) John would choose would be on par with the amps.
MDAC First Listen (part 00100100)
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I was thinking of something more worthy
Of course
I got tired of trying to find reasonably priced quality items and now only use these.
They fit my purpose, are really sturdy and rated 63A so enough for normal use.
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Yes, I hear noise if I use CK100pro with my M-DAC's front panel headphone jack. Since the noise level is independent to the digital volume setting, using a lower volume can't solve my problem.
You're correct, for the case of external headphone amplifier, when the M-DAC is off, there is still some noise with the amp with volume knob at maximum position, but lesser, compared with M-DAC turning on. At the volume normally use (~1/10 of volume knob), I can't hear any noise with M-DAC as source; For those volume I can hear noise from M-DAC, I think the IEM would be burnt out instantly if I really play some music from the source.
So, I think the SNR of my M-DAC is still very high, but I'm not sure if the case of using M-DAC front panel jack is a common problem of devices using digital volume, or mine is a faulty one.
Maybe I'll try to find another M-DAC and plug my CK100pro to it and see if this problem exist first.
Thanks a lot for your help.
JohnW
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Hi Jack,
Rear of Yamaha...
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/86116171/as3000-sound07.jpg
Still looking....
Speaker terminals.
My preferred connection, on a less is more type philosophy.
That's a really sensible arrangement
JohnW
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Something like these maybe:-
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/86116171/CMC Speaker Binding posts.JPG
or
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/86116171/CMC Speaker Binding posts 2.JPG
But I had ideas for more substantial terminals...
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/86116171/CMC Speaker Binding posts.JPG
or
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/86116171/CMC Speaker Binding posts 2.JPG
But I had ideas for more substantial terminals...
fusion5
on the dark side of hifi...
Maybe something like this:
http://www.intertechnik.com/Shop/Accessories/Terminals-and-connectors/binding-posts/_PK18-82MS-NI_1768,en,1303,52291
Or the smaller 10mm² version instead of 16mm²..
http://www.intertechnik.com/Shop/Accessories/Terminals-and-connectors/binding-posts/_PK18-82MS-NI_1768,en,1303,52291
Or the smaller 10mm² version instead of 16mm²..
sam_cat
C'est Crounchifique!
Speaker terminals.
My preferred connection, on a less is more type philosophy.
Those speaker wires need twisting tighter inside the case, and both cables need to enter their terminals on the NCore board from the middle (The blue one is in the middle the red one is on the outside). This is in the manual and is to reduce loop area.
Nice arrangement though, be even better if the other end was directly soldered to the speaker
JemHayward
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Speaker terminals.
My preferred connection, on a less is more type philosophy.
I'm told that wooden pegs sound better
Julf
Facts are our friends
Thanks for pointing that out, was starting to feel like a broken record repeating the thing about the direction of cables from the terminals.
ilmostro749
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misterdog
Not the canine kind
Thanks for pointing that out, was starting to feel like a broken record repeating the thing about the direction of cables from the terminals.
With 4mm cable - no chance.
iansr
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Thanks for pointing that out, was starting to feel like a broken record repeating the thing about the direction of cables from the terminals.
I think misunderstandings have been inadvertently promoted by some rather ambiguous descriptions of the correct wiring arrangement, particularly over on DIYA. Your's and Sam's are clear though.
ilmostro749
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Yep - to fit this or whatever;
PS - Happy New Year Everyone one PFM, M-DAC'ers and John Westlake (keep up the good work!)
Yep - to fit this or whatever;
PS - Happy New Year Everyone one PFM, M-DAC'ers and John Westlake (keep up the good work!)
They don't look less cheap by making the image bigger
If not Speakon, nothing beats Cardas. Installed these on my ex nCore NC400 monoblocks
- - > http://www.cardas.com/ccbp_s.php
Not the cheapest, but hey you asked for good ones. Available from HiFiCollective, also step up models available constructed with rare metals eg Rhodium.
/Lars
- - > http://www.cardas.com/ccbp_s.php
Not the cheapest, but hey you asked for good ones. Available from HiFiCollective, also step up models available constructed with rare metals eg Rhodium.
/Lars
iansr
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Cmon Lars, keep up
Ian, not a necessary comment ...
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