Balanced vs Unbalanced?


I am vaguely aware of the scientific merits of "Balanced wiring". I am only interested in the "Audio" merits.
CJ, a company that makes some of the best equipment on the planet, has no "Balanced" equipment that I know of. This puts some doubt on the audio merits of this circuitry. What is your opinion.
orpheus10

Showing 2 responses by kr4

Thank you, smokester, for the clear explanation. It will not deter those with personal preferences, unfortunately.

Kal
05-30-10: Tvad:
The merits...scientific and audio...the two are interlinked:
I think they are quite separable.

Lower noise floor due to EMI/RFI rejection
Only if there is EMI/RFI to reject.

Lower noise floor due to absence of ground loop hum
Only if there is a ground loop.

Better high end and low end extension and resolution when using long interconnects
Really? Why? In my main system, where there is no significant EMI/RFI or problems with ground loops, the 10meter SE and BAL connections are of equal quality. I just prefer the XLR connectors to the the RCAs.

Kal