The Monkey

"This is because jaw movement slightly alters the shape of the ear canal. With IEMs, you need to maintain a good seal when your jaw moves into a wide-open position while singing or speaking." See, this is the part that I am wondering about. I suspect that most of us are not putting these IEMs through the rigors of a stage performance. So while my jaw may slacken a little, it's never wide open when listening. Do you guys think there may be a "performer" setting and a "monitor" setting?

heh, "dual entry."

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Stupid balanced/unbalanced world.

Fighting a losing battle against a headache...

Well, the guy who did the original art is gifted. And sorry if this has already been covered, but what is the purpose of doing the impressions with mouth open as opposed to closed?

Lest we forget: Ear Art Gallery - Community - Ultimate Ears

I like.

Here's what the manual has to say about switching balanced: Using the Skipjack with balanced sources and destinations: This one is usually pretty easy. All you need is appropriate adapters because the Skipjack switches both the signal and grounds on the RCA jacks. XLR pin 1 = not used, Ground & shield will generally be connected at the other end of the XLR cable. Occasionally a simple “alligator clip lead might be needed to connect the chassis of one unit to another if it hums because it is floating. XLR pin 2 = RCA phono center pin signal. XLR pin 3 = RCA phono shell. If the destination (usually a preamp) is balanced, then it will almost always be happy being driven by either balanced or unbalanced sources. Balanced inputs tend to be very forgiving and tolerant. Use the adapter wiring described above.

heh. Even I could probably do it; Nate's got enough on his plate with me. When comparing the DACs I have in-house, I have been using the Manley SkipJack to compare single-ended. What I'm now wondering is whether I would be able to do a fair comparison of the DACs' balanced outs using the SkipJack, but it seems like it really wouldn't work.

Slightly OT, but here goes. Let's say you build a switch box. All RCA in/out. Assume balanced source and amp. What happens if you take the balanced source and use an XLR-to-RCA cable to go in to the switch box and an RCA-to-XLR to go from the switch box to the amp? Is that still properly considered balanced?

Thanks, Nate. So there's no danger of damage from doing this, correct?

Has anyone tried these with a B22? Would that be overkill? (Do NOT read anything into my question!)

Ah, that's a shame. A legend.

Is it bad to take the balanced out of a DAC and plug it into the unbalanced input of an amp, say with XLR-to-RCA ICs?

Thank you for the clarification.

I've lived with a slight fit issue with my UE-10 for a few years now. It does not affect sound quality. But it incrementally diminishes my enjoyment of the phones because they are just uncomfortable enough. My unsolicited advice is to get the fit issue resolved sooner rather than later.

Al, glad to hear it's not the worst case scenario. Now, lose the "fracture" terminology. You done broke your leg. Chicks will dig the toughness. Sounds like my conference call this morning.

Agree with the above recs, except for the UDAC, which I don't think paired that well with the 'stats. I would also suggest looking into the Bryston BDA-1. It's a nice smooth DAC. Basically, there are a lot of very good DACs in the 1000 - 1500 price range. I suggest getting a used one. Better bang for the buck.

Many thanks, nnotis!

Bastard! ...dashing off to check what kinds of chipses it has...

Is this true? If so, that's a big deal...

Mike, I'm waiting to win them. And thanks Vicki, those are helpful points.

In 2 months, the baker's dozen driver version will be out.