Master/slave link

[Mikeeo]

Kunter and Guillaume,

Thanks for your insights. Do I correctly understand that you both use a RCA-XLR set-up? And how does it connect? RCA at slave or the opposite? As you both run 800's and I 400 is there another set-up for the 800 enabling the XLR-RCA config?
I remember Thierry told me that if I could run the AES/EBU I should but I am not sure I can have this config with my 400!?

/Mike

Hi Mike

I guess you have discovered it by now but, if not, yes you can.

In the 400 advanced configurator click on the chaining drop down. You can untick "share sources from slave" and then click on the lower XLR socket - this then allows you to connect RCA master to XLR slave. But with this you do not get input facilities on the slave.

I remember initially, in the D-Premier, Thierry said the RCA to XLR was better than RCA to RCA. I do not know whether this still applies.

Remember to use a 75 ohm cable!

Thanks for stepping in and answering this Ian.

I also got a bit confused by this whole XLR/RCA and RCA/RCA thing and had some correspondence on the subject with Thierry. At the time I wasn't convinced by a hybrid cable (wouldn't this result in impedance variations?). In the event my 500 shipped with an RCA/RCA cable (Transparent cable by the looks of things). The 400 appears to ship with an RCA/RCA Crystal cable. So presumably Devialet have changed their tact on this subject.

Guillaume

Guillaume,

Initially when talking to Thierry he said that the RCA-XLR was optimal if I could get such config but later when I asked again, after going D400, Thierry said that the RCA-RCA will be optimal and I should not worry. As i didn't get a proper technical explanation during this time as well as no answer to how the AES/EBU input could accept 75 ohm when designated to 110 ohm, I do not take anything from Dev as granted and just test myself and take in the input from the forum members that have real experience with setting up the system.

I'm still 'optimizing'

/Mike