Please explain what balanced out puts are.


Sorry guys but I am not an audiphile and I need to be educated. I just bought an amp that has "balanced outputs" Does it matter whether or not the preamp has them? Also, in laymans terms what are balanced inputs/outputs and how do they affect sound quality when listening to music. Many thanks.
warren2828

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Balanced outputs in theory lower the noise floor. You can buy xlr to rca adapters to mix n match. Balanced has a hot, negative, and separate ground. RCA (or single ended) has a hot and the ground and negative are combined.

BTW, usually the amp will have balanced inputs...the only output is to the speaker...

A lot of the best equipment like BAT, ARC, Levinson, others use them. But, balanced doesn't always mean better.