Is an unbalanced preamp a bad thing?


A preamp that I am using doesn't have XLR connections. I have a balanced amplifier and a balanced streamer.  
 

Is there a disadvantage in not having a balanced preamplifier? Does it really matter?

 

emergingsoul

I think OP has a big question mark in his brain and that  let him to ask again. Very similar with me.

On this forum, people said it again and again ,it is the better choice to use XLR input, but why there is so many RCA  pre or amplifier on the market, especially for some main Street brand like CJ.

In my personal experience, RCA connection bring very good experience, even better than XLR.

All in all, it goes down to the design of the amplifier, the connection won't decide the sound in large percentage.

@runwell

 

+1.

Don’t worry about the connections. It’s all about the component. I would take a Conrad Johnson component using an single ended connection over a Mark Levinson, Naim, Macintosh, or any number of brands any day.

@ghdprentice 

          Yes!  You are understandable guy!

The design of the amplifier is the core.