December 8, 2016

  • Simaudio 820S, Part 3

    UCSC's Crown College dorms walled-in and cordoned-off grassy quads, and were sprinkled with trees, some of which were tall redwoods. Versus UCSC's other, more open residential colleges, Crown provided more sheltered spaces. Weekends were almost always warm and dry. Since staff wasn't around, small handfuls of students could be found sunbathing topless or completely nude. Most of the time, sunbathers lay on their stomachs. Thus, passers-by saw the sunbathers' backs and moons.
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    As an electronic component, the Simaudio 820S should not be left in sunlight. But, let's take a look at its rear.
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    On your left are two female 4-pin XLR facilities for "analog DC power."
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    In the middle is the main on/off rocker power switch. It lies next to a standard 15-amp IEC socket.
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    On the right are two female 5-pin XLR facilities for "digital DC power."

    Note that Simaudio wisely chose these 4-pin and 5-pin connections, so that they do not get commingled with (a) 3-pin signal cables, and (b) each other.