YOUNG M
K
III
DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER AND PREAMPLIFIER
REVISION P
R
A – AUGUST 2017
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If, at this point, the user changes his/her mind and wants to keep the current value, it’s
possible to exit the menu by pressing the front panel’s left button or by pushing the “ESC”
key on the remote control.
Following is a description of all menu items.
7.6. Balance Setting
The
YOUNG MkIII
allows for setting the balance (that is, the relative level between left and
right channel) within a +/-6dB range in 1dB steps. To set balance it is necessary to access
the first menu item.
Left channel is increased with regards to right channel by rotating the encoder counter
clockwise or by pushing the “arrow left” key on the remote control; right channel is
increased with regards to left channel by rotating the encoder clockwise or pushing the
“arrow right” key on the remote control.
To confirm or discard the newly chosen balance setting, proceed as described in
paragraph 7.5.
Changes to the balance can be heard in real-time while rotating the encoder knob or
pushing the “arrow left” and “arrow right” keys on the remote control, but a new balance
setting is not stored in memory unless it’s confirmed by pressing the encoder knob or
pushing the “OK” key on the remote control: this is useful to try new balance configurations
without losing the current one when it proves to be the setting preferred.
7.7. Choosing the Maximum Output Level
The
YOUNG M
K
III
can be used as either a normal source (when it’s connected to one of the
inputs of an integrated amplifier or a preamplifier), or as a preamplifier (when it’s
connected to a power amplifier). The two setups require the
YOUNG M
K
III
to provide
different output levels. In fact, many power amplifiers require higher voltages than those
provided by a normal DAC to reach the full output power, voltages which, on the other
hand, are largely excessive for a preamplifier.
The
YOUNG M
K
III
is capable of delivering an output voltage up to 10Vrms in balanced
mode, more than sufficient to drive even the most challenging single-ended tube power
amplifier. It’s obvious that should this ability be used to drive a preamplifier or a solid state
power amplifier, the user would be forced to always keep volume very low, wasting a large
part of the
YOUNG M
K
III
’s great low noise and dynamic performance.
For this reason, it is possible to choose the maximum output level the
YOUNG M
K
III
must
deliver by the menu. The choice is between two values: 5Vrms in balanced (therefore
2.5Vrms in single-ended) and 10Vrms in balanced (equivalent to 5Vrms in single-ended).
The first value is preferred when driving low-sensitivity power amplifiers, while the second
value is best suited to when using the
YOUNG M
K
III
as a true source connecting it to a
preamplifier or when a high sensitivity power amplifier is to be driven.
