Mark Levinson 38S - Linking Connections; Slave and Master Communicator Ports

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5 SLAVE AND MASTER COMMUNICATOR PORTS
These communications ports allow the Nº38S to “link” to certain
compatible Mark Levinson components. (See “Linked Functions.”)
The Mark Levinson Linking system uses a Digital Audio Processor as
the Master of (and central clearinghouse for) inter-component
communications. Other components such as digital transports are
connected to the Master as “Slaves,” and can be “daisy-chained”
using their Slave In and Slave Out jacks. As the ultimate destination
of all source signals, the Nº38S Preamplifier
must be the final
“Slave” in the chain. ( In technical terms, it terminates the
communications buss .) In turn, the Nº38S can serve as a master to
an associated compatible Mark Levinson power amplifier—hence
its “Master” communications port.
Thus, if the only other Mark Levinson Link-compatible component
you have is a digital audio processor, connect its master port to
the Nº38’s slave port using a “straight-through” RJ-45 cable. If there
are additional Mark Levinson Link-compatible components in the
system, place the Nº38S at the end of the chain by connecting the
last slave out port to the Nº38’s slave port. See the diagram below
for clarification.
MADRIGAL AUDIO LABORATORIES
R
REFERENCE
MONAURAL
AMPLIFIER
Nº 33
MADRIGAL AUDIO LABORATORIES
R
REFERENCE
MONAURAL
AMPLIFIER
Nº 33
Nº31
OR
digital output
digital input
slave in
master
slave out
Link
cable
digital output slave in
Nº31
Nº30
Nº35
Link
cable
Nº38S
slave out
slave
Link
cable
analog output
any input
Audio
connections
master
slave in
Link
cable
slave out
slave in
Link
cable
Linking Connections