Linking Connections - Mark Levinson 38S Operating Manual

Linking Connections

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5 SLAVE AND MASTER COMMUNICATOR PORTS
These communications ports allow the Nº38S to "link" to certain
compatible Mark Levinson components. (See "Linked Functions.")
The Mark Levinson Linking system uses a Digital Audio Processor as
the Master of (and central clearinghouse for) inter-component
communications. Other components such as digital transports are
connected to the Master as "Slaves," and can be "daisy-chained"
using their Slave In and Slave Out jacks. As the ultimate destination
of all source signals, the Nº38S Preamplifier must be the final
"Slave" in the chain. ( In technical terms, it terminates the
communications buss .) In turn, the Nº38S can serve as a master to
an associated compatible Mark Levinson power amplifier—hence
its "Master" communications port.
Thus, if the only other Mark Levinson Link-compatible component
you have is a digital audio processor, connect its master port to
the Nº38's slave port using a "straight-through" RJ-45 cable. If there
are additional Mark Levinson Link-compatible components in the
system, place the Nº38S at the end of the chain by connecting the
last slave out port to the Nº38's slave port. See the diagram below
for clarification.
Nº30
OR
analog output
Nº35
digital input master
Audio Link
connections cable
digital output slave in
Nº31
slave out
Link
cable
digital output slave in
Nº31
slave out
Link
cable
any input slave
Nº38S
master
Link
cable
slave in
R R
MADRIGAL AUDIO LABORATORIES MADRIGAL AUDIO LABORATORIES
R E F E R E N C E R E F E R E N C E
M O N A U R A L M O N A U R A L
A M P L I F I E R A M P L I F I E R
N º 3 3 N º 3 3
Link
cable
slave in
slave out