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What phono preamps are balanced

Since I am looking for a phono preamp with balanced circuitry and outputs, I would like to know what are my choices. I know of these: pass xono, ear 324, aesthetix rhea and io, bat vk 10, hagerman trumpet,........................................................................................................ but am not sure of the others like: manley steelhead, arc ref., tom evans groove, asr basis, acoustech ph1p, linn linto, cary 301 or 302, clear audio, herron vtph-1, art audio, whest p.20, zyx, artemis, ayre, clearaudio reference, rowland cadence, klyne, etc etc.Thanks for the help.
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chazzbo
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Think you can make safe assumptions based on price and copnfirm if really interested.It would be Accoustech or West and maybe Linn I'd check out asuuming they are NOT.Have red going from balanced to unbalnced once in chain (like say having unbalnced until pre-ouput and then needing a long run with low distortion you are not goin to screw things up (according to complete book of Hi-end written by one of Stereophiles editors.It's going back and forth that meses things up.That's why my UN-balanced McIntosh C712 pre(latter C15) had XLR out's for loing runs to power amp as does the $1K PS Audio GCPH phon I am proably going to get since not sure i want to swing a Rhea (if like the Steelhead it had even ONE line in might consider) well the PS has XLR out's almost positive it's not balanced.Might not be the achilles heal you thin it is.Hope you get more and better help.
Chazz
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chazzbo
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What dop you wan to spend?And you can get XLR terminated phono cables run into balanced Phono (if it has in's many like like the PS GCPH are out only so balanced cicutry isn't thier just ability to run long distance to amp.The thing that you don't want to do is go (according to Holt or whoever wrote the Stereophile Guide To Hi-End) is go from unbalanced to banced to un to balanced.Once say from your pre to amp is ok just you are ebtter off with RCA's only instead of converting it to many times.But with some company's like BAT (BALANCED Audio Technology) and some others everything is true balanced all the way though.When I had a Nelson Pass designed Adcom all XLR and balanced rig (CD/Pre/AMP) I thought about converting my phono cable and looking for a balanced circut phono but that limits you,costs and I sold Adcom rig before it became issue.If I had speakers far off I'd keep everything un-balanced and just get true balanced pre and amp or intgerated or just go unbalnced all the way.yes theoretically it's better and on some equipemnt l;ike krell it's all balanced but it's not necessary given how ling most IC to amp connections are.Phone company and others use because for extremely l;ong runs you must.Go for better gear and don't obsesse on balanced if it's not the sound you want or causes you to deny kids college.
Chazz
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