Balanced output to unbalanced amp input

speed608 · 08-09-2014, 03:58 PM

Hi , don't know if anyone can help but I would like to know what would happen if I connect a newly coded NBT that was on Stereo which has now been coded to HIFI, from reading the posts on here I believe the HIFI outputs Balanced signals.so what would happen if I connect to an Amp that does not have inputs capable of accepting balanced signals.

bri1042 · 08-10-2014, 08:32 AM

You will get a hum in the system that you will not be able to get rid of. It also won't sound quite right. In the long run, I think you'll have a good chance of damaging your amp, but I'm not sure. It's not something you want to do.

speed608 · 08-11-2014, 09:03 AM

Thanks , Currently I have connected the balanced outputs to the high level inputs on my Alpine amp and sounds much better than what it was in Stereo mode, its a lot cleaner sounding now with the HIFI setting . I do have an Audio Control EQX that should be here in a few days , and the manual say's that it accepts Balanced inputs and converts to unbalanced. So hopefully this will protect the amps.Thanks for your info though.

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speed608 Private First Class 28 Rep 180 Posts Drives: F30 320d Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Blantyre iTrader: (0)	Balanced output to unbalanced amp input Hi , don't know if anyone can help but I would like to know what would happen if I connect a newly coded NBT that was on Stereo which has now been coded to HIFI, from reading the posts on here I believe the HIFI outputs Balanced signals.so what would happen if I connect to an Amp that does not have inputs capable of accepting balanced signals.
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bri1042 Brigadier General 5940 Rep 3,291 Posts Drives: 2021 IOMG M3 6MT Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (0)	You will get a hum in the system that you will not be able to get rid of. It also won't sound quite right. In the long run, I think you'll have a good chance of damaging your amp, but I'm not sure. It's not something you want to do.
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speed608 Private First Class 28 Rep 180 Posts Drives: F30 320d Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Blantyre iTrader: (0)	Thanks , Currently I have connected the balanced outputs to the high level inputs on my Alpine amp and sounds much better than what it was in Stereo mode, its a lot cleaner sounding now with the HIFI setting . I do have an Audio Control EQX that should be here in a few days , and the manual say's that it accepts Balanced inputs and converts to unbalanced. So hopefully this will protect the amps.Thanks for your info though.
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