Birdland Audio Odéon-m1 Owner's Manual - 5 - Connecting The Odéon-M1
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The way music should sound
O d é o n - m 1
There are three simple digital inputs on the back which can be used to connect digital sources
such as a CD, DVD player/transport or any other digital source. The Odéon DAC will receive
and decode digital audio data according to the AES/EBU IEC-958 also known as S/PDIF or
toslink as well as EIAJCP340/1201 professional
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or consumer formats. The digital inputs are
activated using the front panels buttons In.1 through In.3 (see controls on page 6).
When connecting the AC3/PCM output from a DVD player to a Odéon digital input, make sure to
switch the DVD player format to PCM. RF outputs from laser disk players can not be connected
directly to the Odéon DAC without the use of a RF to S/PDIF converter.
Either optical OR the coaxial inputs can be used when connecting a source to the Odéon DAC for
each of the digital inputs. The Odéon will automatically select the format used but you should
NEVER connect both the coaxial and optical sources for any one input.
There was a time when optical receivers were not as performant as today. Recent technologies offer
excellent constant time delay optical transmitter/receivers. For this reason if the digital source offers
both optical and coaxial outputs, it is recommended to use the optical connection rather that the
coaxial as it ensures separation of the units grounds and offers signal immunity to EMI.
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Professional sources may require an impedance adapter from AES/EBU to 75 ohm S/PDIF. Such adapters
are commonly available from many sources.
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5 - Connecting the Odéon-m1
5.1 - The Digital Inputs