Hello Roxy 1927. There are adapters that work perfectly well. I have a mix of pro audio gear and consumer audio equpt. and often need adapters for a particular job. The amp's apparant sensitiviy will be affected since it only gets a half strength signal from the preamp, but it's only a 3 db loss. I have tested blanced vs single ended several times and there is no quality difference when using good cables. You may pick up hum, police radio, and nearby AM radio stations; but that's part of the fun of the hobby! Keep Smiling!
Anybody use a single ended component with one that is balanced?
I currently have a single ended pass xa25 amp which is excellent but am looking to upgrade to an arc balanced pre. I was told arc works best balanced but I will have to use the rcas.
Anybody been in a situation like this? Will I really be compromising the sound of the arc using it in single ended mode? I know there are people who prefer single ended.
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@steakster If you are talking about at the input of the amp, I think so. |
i have the Pass XA25 too and use the balanced out connections from my Cary SLP 05 preamp. I used to have a balanced amp and wanted to re use the excellent van den hul XLR cables. At the amp I use a neutrik female XLR to male RCA cable adapter. it may be the Cary preamp circuitry but the sound is much better using the balanced outs vs RCA outs. |
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