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Yes limiters will do that

I don't think so. The threshold of the compressors/limiters are adjustable.

@rplace, @Chris A The limiters on all your output channels are set to -20dBu.????? I was not able until now to enlarge your screen shot and get a legible picture. Is this correct? And is this by intent or a mistake? I believe they should be at +20dBU. +20dBu is 0dBFS to the folks at Xilica.

I'll bet it was. I've always liked Mr. Beck. Glad you guys got together and had a good time.

@rplace I got my old preamp hooked up and working this evening. My Xilica does not show any gain reduction.

Back to our regularly scheduled program.... Does anybody with a Xilica see gain reduction on the meter display even though you don't think you've set up any compressors/limiters?

Looks like his is baltic birch or some good ply. And walnut veneer to boot.

Momma always said "stupid is as stupid does"

Do tell. So Beck was bass,drums,cello and guitar of course?

how's about an 18" active and two 18" passives https://www.parts-express.com/passive-dayton-audio-reference-18-with-dual-passive-radiator-subwoofer-kit--300-7158 I mean just fer fun

Compressors on canned music? No. But I use DBX expanders and the downward expanders on my mixer all the time. Live music(karaoke) yea I could see compressors on that. Compressors definitely have a legitimate use on live shows or stuff you're trying to tame for recording purposes. So do you compress just the background or the dialogue or everything? Sorry for the thread crap

Ah the lonely shovel

Gain controls are logarithmic. By definition dBs are logarithmic. The good news is so is our hearing. So yes if you lower both LF and HF gain by another 10db they should track. But I'm still curious about the gain reduction going on in channels 3 and 4. I think I will have to get something up and running while the mixer is gone so I can check my Xilica unit out. I never noticed the gain reduction meters doing anything but maybe I was just not paying close enough attention. Anybody else got gain reduction going on?

I don't believe so. I think those are the gain reduction meters, showing the activity of the compressors/limiters. You have me at loss here because my mixer that runs my set up malfunctioned and has been sent back to the manufacturer. I currently have no way to feed a signal into my Xilica. Can anybody else verify what the meters on the right of display are?

Hmmm... I still don't see any signal on the output meters in XConsole. But I do see activity on the gain reduction meters. Do you have limiters or compressors set up?

Anything going on with the pegged meters? Sorry for my absence, I got invited to a concert last night and therefore did not get all my chores done yesterday. So I will be spotty again today. Edit-----Did not see your above post or we were posting at the same time.

Let's figure this out. A couple clichés come to mind: 'Sum ting wong' and 'the answers are out there'. But like I said in a previous post have no fear. Edit--- man its Saturday, I've got chores to do. I'll try to check in later.

Never seen that on my unit so far. I would think first of all that you should set it up so any unused outputs are muted. Inputs too. What are the meters in XConsole showing when the front panel meters are showing this? Oh and yes I agree with Coytee if I could get my unit to output like that the Jubes would blow you out of the room

It isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the grain of sand in your shoe. You really can't get that broken off fuse cap out of the fuse holder cap? Did you try a small pair of needle nose pliers? Insert the tip with jaw closed. Then open enough to squeeze against the sides of the broken off cap. Pull out while still exerting pressure against the insides of the cap.

@CECAA850 has 'em in his garage for crying out loud. With some monster boomer sub

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Comic debris.. That's good for a laugh

Yea I don't know the circuits in your Mac. I would not tie pins 1 and 3 together on any XLR OUTPUT that I did not know the circuit topology. Yes no harm. But tie the wires on pins 1 and 3 of the XLR output AT the RCA connector at the input to your amp.

@MisterVego Are you talking now about the INPUTS to the Xilica? From an unbalanced output(your McIntosh pre)?

And a few from the present tear down of unit #1. Guts removed, back panel detached for machining to add new connectors and transformers.