Thanks, you know what works better than signs? A simple door closer. Would never have to worry about that door again. Love your videos

The way to keep that door shut is to get one of those devices over the door that slowly close it :D

You didn’t explain what issue there is in simply using signal and ground off an xlr to create single ended.

Thank you again I keep commenting because it's supposed to help the algorithm

Your office looks like my bedroom... 😆 Speaker on shelves,wires going this way and that. Electronics everywhere.

Self closing door Paul!

I agree with Paul on this one. But one think to keep in mind is that a transformer cannot produce POWER gain. It can produce voltage gain at the expense of primary current but it cannot output more power than it was initially fed. This is probably not an issue hooking up sub woofers but in a professional setting this could be a problem where the unbalanced to balanced side needs to produce professional +4db levels into a legacy 600ohm load. The unbalanced consumer gear simply does not output enough audio voltage and current to produce those levels on the transformer secondary. So in that case you still need an additional gain stage on the consumer device. Also transformers need to be terminated into a fairly narrow range resistive load or they can ring. I know Jensen provides that data and so should any respected audio transformer manufacture. Honestly the best bet would be to go with active converters. With today's technology, the minuscule sonic defects they induce are not audible nor do they care about impedance matching.

Van Alstine Audio makes an active single ended to differential converter called the DVA R2X available for $279 direct. I hope that is a helpful lead.

Howdy. I would suggest doing the adapting using good quality Operational Amplifiers. I suggest using two 9 V dry cells to power them to completely eliminate hum pickups. Regards.

You need a little door sensor that plays a message, "Shut De door." "Sorry" "Sall right."

Hey Paul, signs don't close doors. Install a self door closer. Easy peasy

Great ❤ video.

automatic door closers exist...

Why don't you put an automatic closer on the door problem solved

Why don’t you put automatic door, closing hinges on the door?

Hi Paul and fellow people watching. Is a devices like ART DTI (that one is passive) or ART CleanBox Pro (this one is active) good for this transforming from XLR to RTA? Not only for the purpose itself, but also to keep the quality of the sound. Thanks!

What ever happened to the days you plugged in 4 speaker wires into the stereo Plugged in the power cord into the AC Outlet, sat back and listened to the FM radio 😀

I was about to buy a USB áudio interface that ONLY hás XLR, to Record an RCA signal from a Phono Pre-amp. In this case are the adapters more adequate? Thank you for your help.

To solve the door problem, put up a Anytime someone forgets to close the door, it costs them $1. When enough money has been collected, have a pizza and beer party, and announce the biggest ‘sponsors’.

Is it even safe to run XLR output (DAC, pre-amp) into RCA input (amplifier) by just shorting one of the XLR wires to ground?

As usual, an excellent video! I will buy you dinner if I'm ever in Colorado and have the money (which will never happen :( But it's the thought that counts.

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One word: Bandwidth! Transformers rarely have enough.

I dont get difference between taking both signals together through a centre tapped resistor and using a transformer,, which connects them together anyway through the winding-only this route adds inductance,

Put a spring on that door.

what is "sound of the transformer"?

question related to transformers; Is a transformer better the bigger it is? And/or while I was thinking about transformers in signal processing circuits I wondered if a smaller cannister transformer would outperform the larger square metal plate transformers. Is it ever possible for a smaller transformer to outperform the duty of a bigger transformer in an audio circuit?

Hi, did you discover self closing door mechanisms already ? :)

Leave the door as is. In case there is a fire 🔥 People need to get out fast.

use in expensif automatic door closer

Why not put a damped return spring on your door?

Why not put a good hydraulic door closer on that door, problem solved. I am surprised your local fire code does not mandate it.

get a automatic door closer!

I guess a sign is less expensive than a hydraulic door shutter 🤷‍♂️

Okay. So what products do that? Lol

Get some flashing neon signs!

3:53 Ha Ha Ha!

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Put a hydrolic transformer on that door...they only cost about $150.00

I always regret clicking on these videos. rarely is anything of real substance shared.

A transformer in the signal path is worse on signal integrity than the effect of the cheapest Amazon RCA cable…just saying…

I'll trade you a door closer for some fr30s

Paul, for the signs to have any value, someone in authority needs to put them up, and sign their name to them. Non management personnel can try to have people respect their wishes. But for the sign to serve a meaningful purpose, someone in management must be attached to the sign. Those signs are hung up by Mr. or Mrs. anonymous. So of course few people will care. Or, if it is only one person that does not care, there is nothing the other rank and file personnel can do. The above lends to a frustrating work environment for the people that need that door to remain closed. Paul, that you know that the door should be left closed, and you do not enforce that as a policy, is bad management on your part. And to laugh about it is terrible. Please do not look at that sign issue as a joke. You have people in your employ who see it as a serious issue. If that noise and temperature issue were interfering with your meetings and your personal office work, etc, I doubt that you would brush it off. Do not laugh at the frustration of the "peons" in your office. Treat them as you would want to be treated in their shoes. Support them, if their requests are proper, responsible, and helpful. As the CEO of the company, you could fix the problem with a wave of your hand. But instead, you choose to bask in the frustration of your employees. Not good.

Paul if you have employees working for you and they can't abide by a simple sign you probably have some more significant issues elsewhere in your company. I'd lay down the hammer versus laugh about it on a video. Something tells me there is some beef between the engineering department and the warehouse.