Moderators, I posted this in Digital Source, as well. I couldn't decide which was a better fit. Feel free to delete one if any rule was broken.
I recently hooked my older Onix XCD-99 up to my Parasound Halo Integrated wishing to use Halo's DAC. When playing, it sounds like it's skipping, but it's only through the digital out. It plays just fine through the analog outs. I know it's not the integrated at fault because my HK HD990 works fine using its digital coax. Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions and whether the trim pot in the pic might have something to do with it. I'm pretty much a moron when it comes to this sort of thing. Thanks in advance.
I recently hooked my older Onix XCD-99 up to my Parasound Halo Integrated wishing to use Halo's DAC. When playing, it sounds like it's skipping, but it's only through the digital out. It plays just fine through the analog outs. I know it's not the integrated at fault because my HK HD990 works fine using its digital coax. Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions and whether the trim pot in the pic might have something to do with it. I'm pretty much a moron when it comes to this sort of thing. Thanks in advance.
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T201 is not a trimpot. It's a transformer with an adjustable core. I'd leave it alone.
Are you using a proper coax cable (75Ω) or just whatever random RCA interconnect you had available? If the latter, I suggest you try a proper cable. Doesn't need to be expensive but does need to be 75Ω characteristic impedance.
Tom
Are you using a proper coax cable (75Ω) or just whatever random RCA interconnect you had available? If the latter, I suggest you try a proper cable. Doesn't need to be expensive but does need to be 75Ω characteristic impedance.
Tom
Hi jkasch,
In a pinch, you can use a video cable as well. The any difference in impedance will not cause a problem as long as both end points are the same impedance. I think digital out is 110R whereas video is 75R. The difference isn't enough to cause problems unless you already have problems between the two devices.
Just to clarify, the sound is cutting out, sounding choppy? Or does it repeat short sections when it's acting up?
-Chris
In a pinch, you can use a video cable as well. The any difference in impedance will not cause a problem as long as both end points are the same impedance. I think digital out is 110R whereas video is 75R. The difference isn't enough to cause problems unless you already have problems between the two devices.
Just to clarify, the sound is cutting out, sounding choppy? Or does it repeat short sections when it's acting up?
-Chris
Thanks, Chris.
The sound cuts out for a fraction of a second every five seconds or so. It sounds like a skip, but it's not transport/laser read related.
What I found interesting was replacing the Blue Jeans cable with an older Radio Shack digital coax. The "skipping" or choppiness got worse. Like every second or two.
The sound cuts out for a fraction of a second every five seconds or so. It sounds like a skip, but it's not transport/laser read related.
What I found interesting was replacing the Blue Jeans cable with an older Radio Shack digital coax. The "skipping" or choppiness got worse. Like every second or two.
Sounds like the clocks are not syncing. The buffer periodically under or over-runs and you end up with a resync event, and it repeats. The less good cable obviously has a lot of data errors. You'd be best to cut it and throw that one out.
-Chris
-Chris
Yeah, that cable is already in the dumpster. I may just have to use this player as a backup using its analog outs.
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