Topic: RME ADI-2 Pro Balanced current limit
Hi I had a question about the ADI-2 Pro's balanced maximum output because I think the manual is a bit ambiguous.
The manual states in paragraph 8.1 that:
"while a maximum output current of around 260 mA per channel will result
in lots of power for lower impedance phones (1.5 Watts @ 32 Ohm)."
for unbalanced operation. So far so good.
In paragraph 34.6 about balanced output it is stated that:
"Fortunately the current limit circuit in the ADI-2 Pro takes care of that and prevents the output power to rise higher than
3 Watts,"
It does not state maximum output current, but I would personally infer that for balanced it becomes 520 mA per channel since 260 mA is 1.5 W.
I was wondering about this since I was calculating the maximum SPL the Pro would drive the Hifiman Susvara with.
According my calculations the maximum balanced output voltage of 19.5 V would only induce 19.5/60 = .325 A = 325 mA.
However this would mean an output power of 19.5 * .325 = 6.337 W, about twice the maximum output power of 3W.
Even if the current limit is not doubled we would hit the limit at around 15.5 V, and 15.5 * .26 = 4 W which is still above spec.
Now the manual implies that the only thing limiting the output power is the current limiter, does that mean that is actually possible to have more than 3 Watts per channel of output power for higher impedance headphones? Or is there another measure in place to limit output to 3 Watts per channel?
I'm not saying it matters a lot as 3W will produce 118 db SPL which is more than enough, but this issue has aroused my curiosity about the workings of the Pro.
Many thanks in advance for clarification!