Hi Bigwaves; Which connection?
The thing with cables and systems is that each system may not resond to the same cables in the same way another ststem will.
There are several claims as to which is better and what advantages there to each style, the same as there are claims as to what brand is better. Consider them claims, not fact. Your system and your ears may not agree.
As previously stated above as a rule and cables being equal the balanced will have a lower noise level. However that may or may not be a problem.
I like the post above have found that balanced also sounds drier and not as warm as Single ended in my system. Not saying that is better or that you will have the same results, but simply stating you may find that to be the case.
There are some big name companys that choose to go single ended only so they must like the single ended.
The best advise I can give you is look for some used cable that you would like to try and get them, see how they sound to you. If single ended see if noise is a problem. In the end with the used cables you most likly can get out of them with little loss if you do not like and try something different. If money is no object then just try what you believe you will like.
The true and only real way is to try the cables in your system. Keep them long enough to listen to them and to get them broke in prior to making your decision.
Cables are truly a listen and hear thing, with not much way to know forsure which will be best in you system short of trying them.
At present I am running the CJ 16LS MK2 pre-amp with the Jadis JD-1 Transport, Jadis JS-1 MK2 Dac on the 2 channel side and the Lexicon MC-1 for surround processor. Most of this equipment is single ended only so I must run single ended. I am using Transparent and Cardas Golden Reference for cable. However even single ended only I feel this is one of the best sounding systems I have had. Prior to this system I was running Audio Research and Balanced Cables in the 2 channel side.
What I and everyone else in this site has heard in our systems really means very little, what you hear in yours is what matters.
As with stereo this site should be fun and enjoyable. Just look past the gang that feel that they have read all and seen all on a suject so there fore everyone else should not take part in a new post.
There are several people that come to this site just starting out. I believe there are way more visting this site that comes to read new post and answers no matter what or how many times an issues comes up. Unlike the few the rest of us are here to have fun and see what we can learn rather that thinking we know it all and have seen it all.
Good luck Aknorth
The thing with cables and systems is that each system may not resond to the same cables in the same way another ststem will.
There are several claims as to which is better and what advantages there to each style, the same as there are claims as to what brand is better. Consider them claims, not fact. Your system and your ears may not agree.
As previously stated above as a rule and cables being equal the balanced will have a lower noise level. However that may or may not be a problem.
I like the post above have found that balanced also sounds drier and not as warm as Single ended in my system. Not saying that is better or that you will have the same results, but simply stating you may find that to be the case.
There are some big name companys that choose to go single ended only so they must like the single ended.
The best advise I can give you is look for some used cable that you would like to try and get them, see how they sound to you. If single ended see if noise is a problem. In the end with the used cables you most likly can get out of them with little loss if you do not like and try something different. If money is no object then just try what you believe you will like.
The true and only real way is to try the cables in your system. Keep them long enough to listen to them and to get them broke in prior to making your decision.
Cables are truly a listen and hear thing, with not much way to know forsure which will be best in you system short of trying them.
At present I am running the CJ 16LS MK2 pre-amp with the Jadis JD-1 Transport, Jadis JS-1 MK2 Dac on the 2 channel side and the Lexicon MC-1 for surround processor. Most of this equipment is single ended only so I must run single ended. I am using Transparent and Cardas Golden Reference for cable. However even single ended only I feel this is one of the best sounding systems I have had. Prior to this system I was running Audio Research and Balanced Cables in the 2 channel side.
What I and everyone else in this site has heard in our systems really means very little, what you hear in yours is what matters.
As with stereo this site should be fun and enjoyable. Just look past the gang that feel that they have read all and seen all on a suject so there fore everyone else should not take part in a new post.
There are several people that come to this site just starting out. I believe there are way more visting this site that comes to read new post and answers no matter what or how many times an issues comes up. Unlike the few the rest of us are here to have fun and see what we can learn rather that thinking we know it all and have seen it all.
Good luck Aknorth