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Question about an external crossover

I have a pair of Snell Type A II speakers which I love. Consistently I am unimpressed by many Hi-Fi shops systems because I am used to listening to these.

They came with an external crossover which I would like to use, it has RCA inputs. Is it possible to modify this unit so that it has true balanced inputs, and without degrading the signal? Also what is the consensus, if this can be set up to accept balanced inputs, will the signal degradation be significant in a run of 20 ft. ( from the balanced outputs of the preamp)

I would like some distance between the turntables and the speakers for various reasons, and am thinking that the amps should be close to the speakers, using a high quality balanced cable to deliver the signal.

Hopefully someone can educate me on this subject.

Thank you for your responses..
ilikmangos

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drew_eckhardt
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>Is it possible to modify this unit so that it has true balanced inputs, and without degrading the signal?

Sure. Use a Jensen input transformer or build an active circuit around an INA134.

If I had an active balanced output I'd just wire + to the RCA center pin and ground to ground - just 25' of interconnect is not enough to raise the noise floor of a decent solid state amplifier (I used to run 25' of interconnect between my preamp and active cross-over, because that was a lot less mess than 25' x 8 speaker cables)
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