Look what Fedex left on my front door.

[David Gaudreau]

MORE POWER!!!

 

[David Gaudreau]

Whats the difference between using the balanced inputs VS the RCA inputs?

 

[GlocksRock]

Basically less chance of interference, but for the length of run you will be using, using the unbalanced connections will be just fine.

 

[adk highlander]

Whats the difference between using the balanced inputs VS the RCA inputs?

Basically less chance of interference, but for the length of run you will be using, using the unbalanced connections will be just fine.

That is very true but....

Balanced looks cooler.

Oh and congrats on the new gear. Sorry about what happened.

 

[David Gaudreau]

Basically less chance of interference, but for the length of run you will be using, using the unbalanced connections will be just fine.

Got it thanks!!

 

[j_garcia]

Those are the replacements I gather? NICE

 

[jamie2112]

Glad you finally got your power,they look great now install um and crank it up

 

[oppman99]

I own or have owned both of those amps. I'm sure you'll enjoy them very much. Hard to beat at that price point.

 

[David Gaudreau]

Glad you finally got your power,they look great now install um and crank it up

Oh yeah working on that right now

 

[avliner]

Congrats on your new purchase Dave,

sure you'll enjoy it for a while though. So far, couldn't be happier with my "little" UPA-7 though Now is time to enjoy what you've got

 

[son-yah-tive]

I got my XPA-5 about two months ago. I love that monster! I'm BITTING my nails waiting for the UMC-1 to go with it. Enjoy it. If you have 'WHO'S NEXT', turn up the Keith Moon drum solo LOUD. That's what I did, and I felt like I was right there next to him. It gave me chills.

 

[radridd]

Bet you are real popular with the fedex driver now. I know mine hates me.

 

[David Gaudreau]

Yeah he had to ask me what those 2 boxes were.

 

[Shock]

mmmm pics!

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Whats the difference between using the balanced inputs VS the RCA inputs?

In this case, it makes absolutely no difference whatsoever.

The XPA-5/XPA-2 will simply convert those balanced signals back to regular unbalanced signal once the signals enter the amps.

In a "fully balanced" amp, the balanced signals remain fully balanced even once the signals enter the amps. In a fully balanced amp, you theoretically gain improved SNR & Crosstalk. However, in practical everyday world application, you will not notice any difference.

The balanced amps are supposed to prevent the ground hum noise. However, they may still not prevent the ground hum (caused by cable/satellit lines) and you will still need a ground loop isolator to stop the ground hum.