RCA to XLR adapters?

Ralph,

I can only tell you what ARC told me.

They said that RCA to XLR adaptors would cause the VT-130SE to suffer "serious" (or words to that effect) performance deterioration including loss of more than half of the power output capability. They weren't talking about my amp, specifically, but rather every example of the VT 130SE. And ARC said that it wouldn't work properly for - as best as I can recall - the reason I cited, lack of noise rejection tripping the protection.

As a non-technical guy, it would be hard for (and silly of) me to try to defend their design decisions (much less try to justify the consequences of those decisions). I take it from your post (and several of the posts preceding yours) that the technically informed/design community types out there do not approve of this approach. I would never argue with you guys.

All I can say is that the amp sounds great - although I've never tried to use it with RCA to XLRs ;-}

Marty

Ralph,

Isn't ARC in your 'hood? Don't you Minnesota high end manufacturing types huddle over hot cocoa when the winter sets in?

Seriously, if you do cross paths with any of their tech folks, put the question to them. I might have somehow mangled the "why", but I'm just about 100% certain that they told me that the design will put out less than half the rated power when used with a single ended input signal via RCA to XLR adaptors.

Marty

I've found using transformers sound and work the best. I've tried Lundahls and Jensens. I use it for a balanced out on the linestage into the SE input of the power amp.

The Jensen PI-2XR worked great and Lundahl 1544a sounded fine too.

Martykl, yes, we are all usually out on the lake ice fishing every weekend starting about September or so. I'll ask them next time I see them but I heard that Dean was injured up north recently so I may not see him very soon. Apparently he was near a penguin farm when they got loose and he was nearly waddled to death.

Ralph,

Up north?
I didn't know that there was anyplace north of you.
Top of the world, Ma!

Marty