Table - Krell Industries CIPHER Owner Reference Manual

FOUR
SECTION
Connecting the CIPHER to Your System
Using Balanced Connections
Krell recommends Krell CAST MMF interconnect cable when connecting your
Cipher to a CAST equipped Krell preamplifier. The next best option is using bal-
anced interconnect cables. Balanced interconnect cables not only minimize sonic
loss, but are also immune to induced noise, especially with installations using long
cables. Balanced connections have 6 dB more gain than single-ended connec-
tions. When level matching is critical, keep this gain value in mind.
Table 1 Analog and Digital Connections
CD Format Analog Output
Balanced
Conventional YES
CD
Two-channel YES
SACD
Multi-channel YES
SACD
Single-ended
L + R MULTI
YES NO
YES NO
YES YES
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Digital Output
Optical Coaxial
YES YES
NO NO
NO NO