My 2019 Update Thread - My final system I think.

[struth]

If you did not want to digitise your turntable signal would I be correct in assuming your turntable interconnect would go in the phono rca's and out to your amp would be with those balanced outputs?
I have heard PS Audio at a show, was very impressed and would have loved to hear their monos in isolation.

either balanced or single ended out afaik, plus the i2s

[antonio]

either balanced or single ended out afaik, plus the i2s

Just had a second look at the rear photo, got it. Thanks.

[Gazjam]

If you did not want to digitise your turntable signal would I be correct in assuming your turntable interconnect would go in the phono rca's and out to your amp would be with those balanced outputs?
I have heard PS Audio at a show, was very impressed and would have loved to hear their monos in isolation.

Yup, that’s the way to do it. (Or rca) unless you go digital.
The BHK mono’s can drive big IRS V’s with ease, so plenty of oomph!

[Frazeur1]

I have heard PS Audio at a show, was very impressed and would have loved to hear their monos in isolation.

But then you would hear nothing at all, unless they hummed a little....

[Gazjam]

But then you would hear nothing at all, unless they hummed a little....

[Barry]

Trust gaz to go left field. I bravo

Agree it's 'left field' and it does look like a fine piece of kit. But I can't see the point in digitising an analogue signal for it to be immediately converted again back to analogue. No doubt I am missing something here.

[sq225917]

You mean you take a perfectly good analogue recording and digitize it !

Heathen..... ;-)

[Macca]

Agree it's 'left field' and it does look like a fine piece of kit. But I can't see the point in digitising an analogue signal for it to be immediately converted again back to analogue. No doubt I am missing something here.

Does it not do all the RIAA EQ in the digital domain then? I thought that was the point? If not then I don't know either.

[Barry]

Does it not do all the RIAA EQ in the digital domain then? I thought that was the point? If not then I don't know either.

Ah - I thought the equalisation was being done in the analogue domain.

If the equalisation is done in the digital domain then I can believe the equalisation could adhere more closely/accurately to the RIAA curve, and the two channels could be more closely matched/balanced. But even if an analogue output is used, one is still converting to digital, doing the equalisation and then converting back to analogue.

I can see advantages and disadvantages.

[struth]

Looking forward to hearing it sometime