Balanced operation – Simaudio 750D DAC User Manual

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D Reference DAC / CD Transport

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Figure 5: Remote Operation with SimLink™ and 12V Trigger




In figure 5 we have a 750D DAC connected to a

740P Preamplifier via their respective SimLink™
ports (using a 1/8” mini-jack cable), and the 740P

is connected to a 870A Amplifier via their respective

12V triggers (also using a 1/8” mini-jack cable).

When you turn on the 750D via remote control (or

its Standby button), both the 740P and 870A will
turn on automatically. The same rule applies when

you put the 750D into Standby mode.



Balanced Operation


When using an unbalanced interconnect, the audio

signal runs through both the center wire and the

shield/ground wire. Any noise picked up by this

interconnect (ie. nearby magnetic fields such as an

AC power cord) will be reproduced by both the

preamplifier and amplifier, then heard through the
loudspeakers. Conversely, a balanced interconnect

has three separate conductors; one for the ground

and two for the actual signal. These two signals are

identical except that one is 180 degrees out of

phase with the other. For example, when one

conductor is carrying a signal of +4 Volts, the other

will be carrying a signal of –4 Volts. When these

two inverted signals on a balanced line are output

from the MOON 750D, any noise picked up by the

interconnect will be eliminated since a differential
circuit amplifies only the difference between these

two signals: Noise on a balanced interconnect will

be equal on both conductors and therefore cancel

out.



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