On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 12:07:36PM +0200, Robin Gareus wrote: > It has only balanced outputs but otherwise fits the bill. Usually you can use them as unbalanced. In some cases this requires a special cable, but that's unlikely. > What seems weird with with this box: it has a word-clock out but no > word-clock input. Not a real one, but it will sync to SPDIF or ADAT. > What is not clear to me is > if the balanced I/Os are [or can be] ground-lifted. Better not. Ground lifting can damage your inputs unless 1. the inputs are physically isolated by a transformer (not the case), 2. the common mode voltage (the difference between the two grounds) is small. Unless you have transformer isolation, you need a more or less common ground. And then, if the inputs are really balanced and you use balanced cables, there is no need to lift the ground. Ciao, -- FA A world of exhaustive, reliable metadata would be an utopia. It's also a pipe-dream, founded on self-delusion, nerd hubris and hysterically inflated market opportunities. (Cory Doctorow) _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
