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04-Jan-2018, 14:39
(This post was last modified: 04-Jan-2018, 14:40 by disarmamant.)
Next week when my 220 Pro master comes back from the CI upgrade I will be setting up two 220 Pro's as a 440.
My inclination is to put each of the 220's close to the speakers with as short as possible speaker cables. However the Audioquest Carbon link cable supplied with the companion is too short to enable me to separate the two amplifiers far enough to do that.
I'd be interested in opinions on what's considered the best thing to do, short speaker cables or short digital interconnect?
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After 40 years of hobby; the best solution:
1. The shortest speakercable possible. And: shielded (yes, the speakercable) with Techflex.com: conductive carbon infused nylon for static protection and shielding. Look on the internet: professional solution. That material is used by a lot of factories for another price....
2. Van den Hul balanced digital interlink. Vandenhul.com. My 7 m from Oppo105d to Devialet220Pro were only €180. Costum made.
3. WBT nextgen banana plugs. The best you can afford. A world of difference: it really is. From €25 till €200 a piece. (Yes a piece)
4. WBT shrimp pincers. € 230.
5. Van den Hull solution liquid. € 37 a bottle for years to come. I also use it voor every contact in my cars and on my boat. Rostfree. Super contact and it helps the sound quality a lot. The whole installation.
I all use it and it's worth the money at ease.
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Essentially the same question was asked here: https://devialetchat.com/showthread.php?tid=3686, though I'm not sure there was a consensus.
You might also want to take a look at this post and the ones that follow it: https://devialetchat.com/showthread.php?...2#pid57672. To summarise, you might have trouble using long link cables at higher sample rates (e.g. 3m link was found not to work reliably above 96 kHz). One work-around I suggested might be to use an active S/P-DIF to AES3 converter, although that's another box and more expense, of course (and I don't know whether anyone tried it).
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04-Jan-2018, 17:30
(This post was last modified: 04-Jan-2018, 17:30 by GuillaumeB.)
Of course there is always the possibility that it might be possible in the future to connect the dual mono units via ethernet and even wifi...
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(04-Jan-2018, 17:30)GuillaumeB Wrote: Of course there is always the possibility that it might be possible in the future to connect the dual mono units via ethernet and even wifi...
Guillaume
I was rather hoping that was one of the reasons for fitting the CI board to the companion. It could be a nice solution.
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