I stand corrected! I had thought that MOTM had a nominal output level
of 10VRMS but I hadn't noticed Paul's statement of 10V pk-pk (which is
actually around 13dB).
By the way, this is a VERY handy spreadsheet for those of you doing
these calculations:
http://www.benchmarkmedia.com/caig/caigla.xlsIvan
--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, Mark <yahoogroups@...> wrote:
>
> On 3/30/06, ivancu2 put forth:
> >As mentioned, MOTM outputs are unbalanced and substantially higher
> >than normal "pro" line-level outputs.
>
> No, they aren't.
>
> On 3/30/06, Paul Schreiber put forth:
> >MOTM uses very large signals on the outputs: 10V pk-pk which is
something like
> >+24dBu
> >
> >Most "studio" gear uses +4 dBu which I think is like 1.5V pk-pk.
>
> Actually, most studio gear is more or less 22V pk-pk, which is 20dBu.
> Admittedly, the designation "+4 dBu" is a bit misleading. MOTM is
> 10V pk-pk which is around 13dBu. Which isn't as significant a
> difference as one might think. MOTM is quite compatible with most
> line-level gear.