AA Capitole users: how many run balanced xlr ?

Ditto .. I have a pair of Stealth M-7s to a switch box and a 33ft pair going to my amps..

I tried a pair of RCAs and I got a slight hum..

thanks..Matt

Does anyone know if the AA Capitole is fully balanced? I'm trying to decide whether I should go balanced or single-ended from the CD Player to the amp.

Thanks!
Jordan

Why would you go to preamp rather then directly to amp? Is that a convinience concideration or sound quolity?

Dvavc, I don't use a preamp... currently I'm running the CD Player directly to my Atma-Sphere amps via single-ended Kimber PBJ. I am trying to decide if it makes sense to go with balanced. The Atma-Spheres are fully balanced, but, unless the CD Player is fully balanced, the benefits are not so significant. In this case I could go either single-ended or balanced, opening up a wider range of IC's in my price range.

Germanboxers, I ran my Capitole MKII CDP directly to several amps(YBA Passion monoBlocks, ARC VS110, Cello Duet350, Krell KSA80, ML333, ML335). I've tried balanced and single ended configurations for several months now.

My conclusion is that Capitole MKII CDP works a lot better with balanced connections. Sound is globaly more rigorous (in the good sense), more precise, more detailed, fuller, clearer. Soundstage is definitively better defined and more precise. I strongly recommend to go this way. But give it a try first because I experimented a big big hum on 2 amplifiers.

One observation: I recently tried a couple of power cords. Results were amazing with Shunyata Anaconda VX (after the cord remains plugged 24h). AudioAero people don't know how their own CDP can be that good! Strongly recommended.