Great posts, but Herman I don't undersatnd how balanced operation results in UNbalanced summation at the speaker...any more than a single-ended design. It's pretty clear that preference is component specific. My EMC-1 MkII CDP, for example, sounds clearly better running balanced.
As my Aleph P and monos are running truly balanced, I can get away with longish UNshielded XLRs (Nordost) with utter quietness and VERY fine low-level detail resolution. Would I have the same result with RCAs? Haven't tried, but don't want to, either...especially with the house breaker panel under the same room. Shades of grey, eh?
As my Aleph P and monos are running truly balanced, I can get away with longish UNshielded XLRs (Nordost) with utter quietness and VERY fine low-level detail resolution. Would I have the same result with RCAs? Haven't tried, but don't want to, either...especially with the house breaker panel under the same room. Shades of grey, eh?