Are balanced interconnects usually better?


I just replaced my amp with the Bel Canto EVO 200.2 which accomodates balanced interconnects. Previously, I used MIT RCA interconnects which I probably bought for about $150.00 for the pair to connect my amp and Conrad Johnson PV12 preamp. I see that Signal Cables are very reasonably priced and favorably commented upon and I'm wondering if I should replace the unbalanced cables with Signal balanced ones? Are balanced cables usually better? Can you really tell the difference? Any thoughts?
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Showing 1 response by thsalmon

Balanced cables will usually be better only of the equipment you are using them with are really fully balanced designs. I'm not that familiar with your equipment, but I don't believe that Conrad Johnson manufactures any components that are fully balanced. The only other consideration would be that a balanced cable would have less signal loss over a very long run.