Rear Panel - Classe CDP-100 Manuel Du Propriétaire

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Rear Panel

1 Coaxial digital output
This output provides a S/PDIF digital audio signal for use with a processor or
external digital-to-analog (D/A) converter.
Connect this output to a corresponding coaxial digital input on your preamplifier/
processor. Doing so allows you to feed the signal in its digital form directly to your
A/V preamplifier for further digital processing.
2 Balanced (XLR) analog outputs
These XLR outputs provide a high quality, balanced stereo analog signal to your
processor or external (D/A) converter. Connect them to corresponding balanced
inputs on your processor or external (D/A) converter, using high quality balanced
interconnects. Your Classé dealer can provide assistance in selecting appropriate
balanced cables for your system.
Balanced audio interconnections were originally developed in the professional
audio world, for preserving the delicate nuances of extremely small microphone-
level signals. For many years now, they have also been used by performance-
oriented consumer companies like Classé to preserve every nuance of the finest
audio performances in your collection.
Technically, balanced audio interconnections provide two distinct benefits:
they double the signal's strength as it travels from one component to the next,
increasing the potential signal to noise ratio by 6 dB; they also do an excellent job
of rejecting noise and interference that might otherwise be picked up between
the components, due to either EMI (electromagnetic interference) or RFI (radio
frequency interference). In the world of wireless telecommunications, there is
more potential interference around than ever before—it makes sense to keep it out
of music and movie soundtracks.
For this reason, we strongly recommend using the balanced analog
interconnections between your Classé components wherever possible.
The pin assignments of these XLR output connectors are:
Pin 1: Signal ground
Pin 2: Signal + (non-inverting)
Pin 3: Signal – (inverting)
Connector ground lug: chassis ground