question about xlr input on stratos

vpolineni · « **on:** 30 Oct 2004, 02:42 pm »

has anyone done a comparison using the rca inputs and the xlr inputs on the stratos? I know the xlr input isn't balanced, but I'm considering using it in my new setup. Does this input degrade the sound in any way? Can you hear a difference between the two?

mgalusha · « **Reply #1 on:** 30 Oct 2004, 06:17 pm »

Vasu,

Here is a picture of one of the mono's. You can see the short piece of wire from the XLR jack to the RCA jack. It's the light blue cable.

vpolineni · « **Reply #2 on:** 30 Oct 2004, 06:31 pm »

I guess it won't make much of a difference then.. thanks mike.

DrRasta · « **Reply #3 on:** 4 Nov 2004, 02:01 am »

I have a BAT preamp and evidently the + and - are opposite to the Odyssey balanced connections.

I just got my monos back from Klaus to convert to the extreme model. Now I have to rewire them to use the balanced cables due to incompatibility. Haven't done it yet due to it being a pain in the....

klaus@odyssey · « **Reply #4 on:** 13 Nov 2004, 07:32 am »

Yep, the problem with balanced connections is that there isn't a single established standard, and obviously with all these pins you have several possibilities. In reality, I'm not a big fan of balancd, with some notable exceptions, such as having a completely balanced system or running IC's longer than 30 + feet.

Just because it's balanced doesn't say anything about the actual sound quality, does it ???

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