I wouldn't worry about it 3.5m is not that long really. look at input impedances of your amp and output impedances of the tube pre your looking at as long as they are compatible that length is not that long. Balanced was originally designed for pro applications going 100's of feet. so yes it can improve sound but that length is not an issue.
RCA interconnects, can I expect 3.5 meter to offer good performance?
I have been wanting to move my amplifier and that would require longer I/C cables, 3.5 meters to be exact. I am currently using a Classe CT-2300 power amp and Classe CT-SSP preamp-processor, all 2 channel sources use analogue bypass and are passed to the power amp via 2.5 meter Ainticables in XLR .
Why wouldn't I just buy 3.5 meter XLR cables? Well I have been considering buying a Don Sachs SP-14 tube preamp for my 2 channel music listening and that has RCA outs. My Classe power amp uses metal inserts to short XLR pins 1 and 3 together allowing use of RCA interconnects.Could I expect this longer RCA i/c run to sound good? It is possible to maintain a 2.5 meter RCA i/c, but I would really like to move my amplifer.
Any thoughts on this are greatly appreciated!
Gary
Why wouldn't I just buy 3.5 meter XLR cables? Well I have been considering buying a Don Sachs SP-14 tube preamp for my 2 channel music listening and that has RCA outs. My Classe power amp uses metal inserts to short XLR pins 1 and 3 together allowing use of RCA interconnects.Could I expect this longer RCA i/c run to sound good? It is possible to maintain a 2.5 meter RCA i/c, but I would really like to move my amplifer.
Any thoughts on this are greatly appreciated!
Gary