Thanks, you know what works better than signs? A simple door closer. Would never have to worry about that door again. Love your videos

@jrosasco

9 ай бұрын

Literary all I can think about by the end of the video 😅

You didn’t explain what issue there is in simply using signal and ground off an xlr to create single ended.

Great ❤ video.

The way to keep that door shut is to get one of those devices over the door that slowly close it :D

Your office looks like my bedroom... 😆 Speaker on shelves,wires going this way and that. Electronics everywhere.

Hi Paul and fellow people watching. Is a devices like ART DTI (that one is passive) or ART CleanBox Pro (this one is active) good for this transforming from XLR to RTA? Not only for the purpose itself, but also to keep the quality of the sound. Thanks!

question related to transformers; Is a transformer better the bigger it is? And/or while I was thinking about transformers in signal processing circuits I wondered if a smaller cannister transformer would outperform the larger square metal plate transformers. Is it ever possible for a smaller transformer to outperform the duty of a bigger transformer in an audio circuit?

@LeonFleisherFan

Жыл бұрын

A more precisely, i.e. tightly wound transformer from high-quality sheet metal or wire, may be smaller and lighter. It's going to be more noticeable in e.g. a tube amp output transformer than a small coupling transformer as discussed in this video. Transformers may be soaked and encapsulated in cans, cast (soaked) in epoxy resin etc. There are different designs etc. They may use different materials etc. The relation between size and quality isn't as direct as it may at first appear.

Van Alstine Audio makes an active single ended to differential converter called the DVA R2X available for $279 direct. I hope that is a helpful lead.

I was about to buy a USB áudio interface that ONLY hás XLR, to Record an RCA signal from a Phono Pre-amp. In this case are the adapters more adequate? Thank you for your help.

@stimpy1226

Жыл бұрын

Neufchâtel is a soft cheese from Normandy. Philly cream cheese makes a 1/3 less fat version and when you read the ingredient list it's supposedly made from Neufchatel.

@Fastvoice

Жыл бұрын

@@stimpy1226 And that's your answer to the question of @dgvpereira? 🤨

@AT-wl9yq

Жыл бұрын

If the audio interfaced isn't balanced, then yes, you can use xlr to rca adaptors. If it is balanced, then you may, or may not be able to use adaptors. There's more than one way to do things. You should be able to download the owners for the audio interface. It will definitely tell you what needs to be done, if anything, when you have to connect a single ended component to it.

@DanielCorrGuitar

Жыл бұрын

I use a Radial JDI Stereo for this purpose.

Self closing door Paul!

Is it even safe to run XLR output (DAC, pre-amp) into RCA input (amplifier) by just shorting one of the XLR wires to ground?

Howdy. I would suggest doing the adapting using good quality Operational Amplifiers. I suggest using two 9 V dry cells to power them to completely eliminate hum pickups. Regards.

Why don’t you put automatic door, closing hinges on the door?

what is "sound of the transformer"?

I agree with Paul on this one. But one think to keep in mind is that a transformer cannot produce POWER gain. It can produce voltage gain at the expense of primary current but it cannot output more power than it was initially fed. This is probably not an issue hooking up sub woofers but in a professional setting this could be a problem where the unbalanced to balanced side needs to produce professional +4db levels into a legacy 600ohm load. The unbalanced consumer gear simply does not output enough audio voltage and current to produce those levels on the transformer secondary. So in that case you still need an additional gain stage on the consumer device. Also transformers need to be terminated into a fairly narrow range resistive load or they can ring. I know Jensen provides that data and so should any respected audio transformer manufacture. Honestly the best bet would be to go with active converters. With today's technology, the minuscule sonic defects they induce are not audible nor do they care about impedance matching.

I dont get difference between taking both signals together through a centre tapped resistor and using a transformer,, which connects them together anyway through the winding-only this route adds inductance,

Hi, did you discover self closing door mechanisms already ? :)

use in expensif automatic door closer

Neufchâtel cheese instead of chocolate?

As usual, an excellent video! I will buy you dinner if I'm ever in Colorado and have the money (which will never happen :( But it's the thought that counts.

Why not put a damped return spring on your door?

@adamp2

8 ай бұрын

if you have to carry stuff sure that be a pain

automatic door closers exist...

You need a little door sensor that plays a message, "Shut De door." "Sorry" "Sall right."

Hey Paul, signs don't close doors. Install a self door closer. Easy peasy

Why don't you put an automatic closer on the door problem solved

Okay. So what products do that? Lol

What ever happened to the days you plugged in 4 speaker wires into the stereo Plugged in the power cord into the AC Outlet, sat back and listened to the FM radio 😀

Put a spring on that door.

To solve the door problem, put up a Anytime someone forgets to close the door, it costs them $1. When enough money has been collected, have a pizza and beer party, and announce the biggest ‘sponsors’.

One word: Bandwidth! Transformers rarely have enough.

Leave the door as is. In case there is a fire 🔥 People need to get out fast.

Get some flashing neon signs!

I guess a sign is less expensive than a hydraulic door shutter 🤷‍♂️

3:53 Ha Ha Ha!

get a automatic door closer!

Why not put a good hydraulic door closer on that door, problem solved. I am surprised your local fire code does not mandate it.

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I'll trade you a door closer for some fr30s

Put a hydrolic transformer on that door...they only cost about $150.00

A transformer in the signal path is worse on signal integrity than the effect of the cheapest Amazon RCA cable…just saying…

I always regret clicking on these videos. rarely is anything of real substance shared.

Paul, for the signs to have any value, someone in authority needs to put them up, and sign their name to them. Non management personnel can try to have people respect their wishes. But for the sign to serve a meaningful purpose, someone in management must be attached to the sign. Those signs are hung up by Mr. or Mrs. anonymous. So of course few people will care. Or, if it is only one person that does not care, there is nothing the other rank and file personnel can do. The above lends to a frustrating work environment for the people that need that door to remain closed. Paul, that you know that the door should be left closed, and you do not enforce that as a policy, is bad management on your part. And to laugh about it is terrible. Please do not look at that sign issue as a joke. You have people in your employ who see it as a serious issue. If that noise and temperature issue were interfering with your meetings and your personal office work, etc, I doubt that you would brush it off. Do not laugh at the frustration of the "peons" in your office. Treat them as you would want to be treated in their shoes. Support them, if their requests are proper, responsible, and helpful. As the CEO of the company, you could fix the problem with a wave of your hand. But instead, you choose to bask in the frustration of your employees. Not good.

@ryanschipp8513

Жыл бұрын

Well said, the guy is making a joke of his employees blowing off Direction. Sounds like a hodgepodge organization to me

@albanana683

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Karen, for your informative response.

@ryanschipp8513

Жыл бұрын

@@albanana683 oh look, a PS Audio fanboy. There he is!

Paul if you have employees working for you and they can't abide by a simple sign you probably have some more significant issues elsewhere in your company. I'd lay down the hammer versus laugh about it on a video. Something tells me there is some beef between the engineering department and the warehouse.