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Any pinnacle-quality SS unbalanced gear out there?

Rowland, Gamut, Pass...they're all balanced. (Why did these companies and others choose to go balanced; could it be just to facilitate longer ic runs?)
Anyhow, I'm looking for electronics in their league, but seeking to avoid exchange of my three pair of excellent single-ended ics. Suggestions??? (I know about Classé and conrad-johnson already, btw). Thanks.
128x128jayme
esoxhntr
196 posts
 
Definitely a second vote for Blue Circle - will easily compete with the gear you mentioned.
blw
147 posts
 
I'm not positive about all of them, but I am pretty sure that at least the Rowland has both balanced and unbalanced inputs. I am positive that the Classe units have both inputs on all of their power amps, from atleast the CA 200 to the Omegas.
kr4ef94
208 posts
 
BTW, the reason for balanced design is not, primarily at least, for longer runs but for lower distortion.
luc
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Herron
tobias
1,534 posts
 
The SimAudio Moon amps have both balanced and unbalanced inputs and sound great, better IMHO than some of the makes mentioned above.
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