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Will a digital transport burn my Dac

Hi everyone! I am currently using a iFi Zen Stream, using its coaxial to output to my Accuphase DC37 Dac, yesterday the Zen Stream send a lot of distorted signal to my DC37, so I wonder if The digital coaxial cable would output too much voltage to my DC 37 ? As the Zen Stream is a digital transport, not an analog machine, would it still output too much voltage like an analogue machine ? For example a preamp can output 2.0VRMS, how much does Digital coaxial out ? 
jeffreylam98
fiesta75
1,378 posts
 
Digital coaxial output is specified at 0.6 volts, with an input voltage of 0.2 volts. It's not likely that the Zen caused a problem with the dac. Most likely the problem was or is in the source material to the Zen.
jeffreylam98 OP
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I send my Zen Stream back to my dealer and it was totally inactive , to be honest I am kinda upset with it. 

Also my DC37 is working fine, I am just wondering would a digital spdif could send too much voltage to burn a Dac. I always hear that the preamp send too much voltage to burn a power amp, but never heard of a spdif out burns a preamp. Just wanna know it that’s actually possible 
vinylzone
288 posts
 
Theoretically, it could, but it would take a catastrophic failure caused by  something like a lightning strike.  I think you're safe :).
fiesta75
1,378 posts
 
Like I said, likely nothing wrong with the DAC. To be honest, I've NEVER had a problem with an amplifier do to excess voltage from a preamp. I've been at this for 50 years. vinylzone said maybe a lightning strike, I concur.  
speakermaster
738 posts
 
No but it sounds like the connection or link between the two was not making the proper link so what happens is nasty distorted sound.
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