K 03 dac question

[tdelahanty]

Originally Posted by Freestone

So you are saying it would sound the same through either xlr or RCA?

Almost, too close to call. There may be slightly (tiny) more noise and less gain via RCA's.

However after reading Ivan's last post I understand what's happening. My KO-7 has one DAC per channel but the audio output section of the DAC is fully balanced. When used single ended (RCA) both audio sections are strapped together.

The KO-1 and 03 do the same thing with the addition of fully balanced decoding (dacs). When used single ended the entire chain (for each channel) is strapped together at the DAC's audio output section.