I recently switched to balanced interconnects between the CD/preamp and preamp/amp. I was integrating my preamp with my home theater processor in order to try to get a better mix of music and theater sounds in the same room. With the single ended connects, I had a slight buzzing if you listened real close at the speakers, but after adding the balanced, it was silent. I think my noise problem was mostly caused by all of the equpiment connected to the theater processor and got a bit worse when adding the preamp into the mix. The balanced connections took care of that problem so I noticed an immediate difference. I suppose if you have a relatively clean hi-fi only system to start with, the difference won't be as noticable.
Balanced vs RCA Interconnects
I had the opportunity today to compare some interconnects while trying ( and failing ) to accomplish
a very different task. I hooked up a pair of Nordost Red
Dawn RCA int. at the same time as a pair of Homegrown audio Silver Super int. BAL and heard no difference when switching back and forth, other than the short silent period for the switch to go through. Equipment is ML383 Int. Amp, Cary CD303 and B&W Nautilus 805 speakers. The sound is excellent with both. I don't know what I expected, but I guess i expected something different...other than just price.
Any comments would be appreciated.
a very different task. I hooked up a pair of Nordost Red
Dawn RCA int. at the same time as a pair of Homegrown audio Silver Super int. BAL and heard no difference when switching back and forth, other than the short silent period for the switch to go through. Equipment is ML383 Int. Amp, Cary CD303 and B&W Nautilus 805 speakers. The sound is excellent with both. I don't know what I expected, but I guess i expected something different...other than just price.
Any comments would be appreciated.