| Kona 2 AES audio
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 | Kona 2 AES audio
by logical001 on Feb 13, 2005 at 8:37:52 pm |
Hi,
Does anyone know is the Kona 2 uses single wire or dual wire AES XLR? My studio monitors only accept dual wire and thus would like to know before I purchase the card
Many thanks
Jonathan
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by Bob Zelin on Feb 14, 2005 at 1:22:01 am |
Mr Logical, your wording of your question is illogical. The AJA Kona 2 offers industry standard AES/EBU outputs, no different than any Sony VTR, or AVID system - and it offers it in 2 flavors - XLR (which has 3 wires - hot cold and neutral), and BNC - for 75 ohm coax connection of the AES signal, as used in the broadcast industry. I have never ever seen or heard of professional studio monitors that have AES/EBU inputs. Please be sure that your Genelec/Event/Mackie/Alesis/Tannoy/M-Audio/Behringer speakers are not expecting an ANALOG audio input (on XLR), because the Kona 2 AES output on XLR will not feed these monitors - you will have to convert it to analog audio first. Perhaps I am wrong - what brand of speakers are you using.
Bob Zelin
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by weevie833 on Feb 14, 2005 at 6:27:27 pm |
Yow! I was thinking the same thing -- AES direct into speakers??? I believe it is supposed to be analog.
As for wiring, I HAVE heard that there is a difference between XLR wired for Japanese use versus North American/Europe. Unless you equipment is a used device acquired from a Japanese source, I wouldn't worry about it.
Steve
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by Danrnw on Feb 15, 2005 at 12:09:39 am |
I may be wrong about this but I believe Genelec has a few versions
of their monitors that do have an AES in as well as XLR.
Seems like I saw that at NAB a few years ago. Maybe not.
dan
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by logical001 on Feb 15, 2005 at 11:43:28 am |
Hi,
The speakers I'm using are Dynaudio Air 15 speakers. These are one of the first professional monitors to accept AES EBU digital as well as analog XLR. They have a TC electronics designed DAC within that does the conversion.
This is why I was asking about exactly what the Kona 2 outputs as the speaker need to be fed with Dual Wire AES / EBU
Indeed Dan you are correct about Genelec. They are also bringing something similar out this year
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