Too many tubes?


Friends, I am putting togther a new system. So far have Halcro MC20 and Atma Sphere MP3. Looking seriously at a pair of Zen Adagios. Is there anything to be gained (or lost) by mating a CD player with tubes (like the BAT, Audio Aero, Jolida) with this tube preamp? My amp and pre are fully balanced. I assume the BAT is as well. Any others? Again, advantage/disadvantage/no advantage for fully balanced CD given other componants are fully balanced? Much obliged.
deliberate1

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While many components have balanced outputs they are not truly blaanced. My Audio Aero Capitole is not balanced although I use bot balanced and unbalanced outputs to service two rooms in my house.

If you want truly balanced I am unfamiliar with a Cd player that will fit. I am sure others hereabouts will have suggestions; beware most balanced outputs....if that really means a lot to you. It is not that using balanced outputs from an unbalanced unit is bad. it is just that they had to add a bit more circuits to get it there.