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Balanced vs. Single Ended Interconnects

From your experience, would you expect a higher quality single ended interconnect or an entry level balanced interconnect to sound better when connecting two balanced components?

More specifically, I will be connecting a Denafrips Ares ii to a Pathos Classic One Mkiii and I currently have Audioquest Sydney RCA interconnects.  Is it worth getting some cheap Monoprice XLR cables or should I just wait until I can justify purchasing something from Audioquest (probably Red River or Belden BAV) in the future.   

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mceljo
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pehare
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Sorry petg60 I should have clarified I’m talking about AES-48 compliant components only please excuse my omission on that.

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holmz

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@mceljo maybe the padre would let you borrow a set to try at home?
If they work fine at church, they should work at home.

Now you talkin’! A very solid thought!  What’s next…a speaker from an ice cream truck? They work just fine there, should work at home. 

gillsysb
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My Denefrips Ares ll feeds my Mac MA5300 via Zavfino XLR interconnects. I think they were around $130. I have no desire to look any further.

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holmz
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Now you talkin’! A very solid thought!

@audphile1 he already knows those cables from his/her church, and doesn’t want to spend $20 to try them out.

They say that the lord works in strange ways.

 

What’s next…a speaker from an ice cream truck? They work just fine there, should work at home. 

He did not mention that he uses monoprice XLRs on an ice cream truck.

It sounds like a sherbet to try those too. 😎

mceljo OP
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@holmz - I'm the head of the AV team and might have even donated most of the cables.  I could borrow them at any time, but don't want to mess with 6 long cables!

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