Balanced Output

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Offline jimiclow

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on: December 06, 2012, 12:11:36 PM
I'm starting to build the Sex. I don't intend to use it as a headphone amp so there would be no headphone jack. This means that the wires from the OT go directly to the the speaker terminals.
I want to have balanced output.
Please refer to my drawing, I want to make sure I'm wiring it right.
Thanks.

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Offline Jim R.

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Reply #1 on: December 06, 2012, 12:28:30 PM
Jimi,

If your diagram looks like anything like what PB said in this thread:

http://www.bottlehead.com/smf/index.php/topic,3362.0.html

You should be good to go.

Just eliminate the wires to the headphone jack, and place the resistors somewhere else (inside of binding posts?).

HTH,

Jim

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Offline Paul Birkeland

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Reply #2 on: December 06, 2012, 01:08:51 PM
Yes, that is the correct way to wire the transformers for balanced speaker output.

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Reply #3 on: December 06, 2012, 01:38:13 PM
Thanks Jim and Paul!
I was able to avail of the free impedance switch last month but I don't want a complicated layout since I'm just going to use 1 impedance for my speakers.

Bottlehead Stereomour with V-cap, Mundorf, Alps
SEX 2.1- Alps, Mundorf
Stock Crack
Reduction with Mundorf, Clarity caps
Schiit Asgard, Schiit Lyr
Technics SL1200mkII
Woo WA-6
Hoyt-Bedford speakers, Fostex T90A
LCD-2, HD600, ER4P, HF5, SR60i, DT990-600, DT770-32, HFI580