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Post by mdanderson on Dec 23, 2016 21:46:22 GMT -5
I am thinking about ordering the XMC-1 to go with my BasX A-700 amp and I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on how these two components would pair. I know the BasX amp does not have balanced inputs and I read an article on Secrets website by David Rich where he states"If you have a power amp with only RCA inputs, the performance of the XMC-1 will decline." Any thoughts on this? By the way, I love my new BasX amp and it sounds excellent to me. Thanks.
Matt
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Post by Axis on Dec 23, 2016 21:49:33 GMT -5
If you like your A-700 now just wait until you hook it to an XMC-1.  It will only get better Matt. RCA's do just as good as XLR. This is bull crap. "If you have a power amp with only RCA inputs, the performance of the XMC-1 will decline." |
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Post by monkumonku on Dec 23, 2016 22:36:41 GMT -5
I am thinking about ordering the XMC-1 to go with my BasX A-700 amp and I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on how these two components would pair. I know the BasX amp does not have balanced inputs and I read an article on Secrets website by David Rich where he states"If you have a power amp with only RCA inputs, the performance of the XMC-1 will decline." Any thoughts on this? By the way, I love my new BasX amp and it sounds excellent to me. Thanks. Matt Not so, unless you have very long cable runs. Otherwise the only difference will be XLR cables have a higher gain (about 6 db) than do RCA's. And even so, it is not the performance of the XMC-1 that declines, it is the performance of the cables that decline. That reviewer needs to do his homework. |
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Post by goodfellas27 on Dec 23, 2016 23:00:23 GMT -5
RCA doesn't support Full Differential-Balance as XMC-1 L,R channels are designed for. Also, XLR will give you better VMRS/Gain compare to RCA...in addition to the noise immunity of XLR cables.
But can't beat the value of the BasX A-700. I am sure it would still sound great.
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Post by mdanderson on Dec 23, 2016 23:06:48 GMT -5
Thanks Axis, monkumonku and goodfellas27 for your input. That makes me feel very good about my decision to order the XMC-1.
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Post by rbk123 on Dec 23, 2016 23:23:11 GMT -5
You're not going to hear a difference between the balanced and the unbalanced if the amp the XMC was connected to had both and the distances were normal.
I have an XMC-1 temporarily paired with a UPA-700 which is comparable to the BasX; they sound great and so will your proposed setup.
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Post by vneal on Dec 23, 2016 23:39:34 GMT -5
I would expect it to sound wonderful
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Post by mdanderson on Dec 24, 2016 0:02:51 GMT -5
Thanks rbk123 and vneal.
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It will only get better Matt. RCA's do just as good as XLR.
