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1. Votes are inOkay, I received a fair number of requests from people that want the balanced series to continue: far more than those that don't, so onward! What...December 1, 2014
2. DifferencesI wanted to continue this in depth look at balanced audio and its benefits. I've received a few notes from folks speaking of sheer boredom with...November 30, 2014
3. Balanced insideWe discovered in yesterday's post how music is differentiated and noise is eliminated in a balanced cable. Are there benefits beyond simple noise reduction possible through...November 29, 2014
4. Inside outIf you'll recall our discussion on balanced audio and transformers in this post, we finally got to a point of understanding how noises that are common...November 28, 2014
5. Eating the familyThanksgiving is an American centric holiday. Begun in 1621, this will be the 393'd time we've celebrated the event. That's a lot of celebrating! As Terri...November 27, 2014
6. Getting rid of noiseIn yesterday's post I explained an input transformer would accept any audio signal that wasn't the same. Today we'll find out why that makes a difference...November 26, 2014
7. Solving common problemsTake a look at the schematic representation of a transformer. What you are seeing is the input to the transformer, on the left, and the output...November 25, 2014
8. What do we have in common?Balanced audio cables were invented many years ago for professional applications such as radio, television, film and recording studios. No consumer products had them. They were...November 24, 2014
9. Regaining our balanceIf a single ended cable has one conductor and a balanced cable two, what is the reason for their difference? Noise. Or, more appropriately put, the...November 23, 2014
10. Chocolate or vanilla?I will return to explaining balanced audio tomorrow. Most likely. Over on the PS Audio forums there's been a bit of controversy. It's the ongoing debate...November 22, 2014
11. The Cannon ConnectorYesterday we went over the simple RCA single ended cable construction. Today we see what's inside a balanced XLR cable. The simplest description of a balanced...November 21, 2014
12. Getting everything straightOk, I couldn't resist the subject title. Sorry. And no, we never refer to single ended and balanced as such. I just couldn't resist. Here's a...November 20, 2014
13. Balanced viewI get a lot of questions about balanced audio. You know, the kind that looks like a bigger cable and is not the standard RCA type....November 19, 2014