What connection is better Balanced or single ended

My god that is sooooooo ridiculous Captain, I have asked tons of stupid/dumb questions here. I was just unaware of them being dumb at the time, but where I once was blind now I see. We all progress at different rates in audio, not to mention starting at different times. If you really want I can site some references to my dumb questions over the years, but I think you should take my word. I agree there should be a FAQ section as well, many questions are gone over again and again, i.e. the solid state VS. tube debate, silver VS. copper speaker cables, and you know what there is no right answer to any of those. It depends what’s in your system(unless of course it is BOSE or Krell, then its a lost cause any way! joking don‘t start flaming), of course if you have a very bright speaker with solid state amps, silver most likely would sound horrible, but there is no “answer” to this, that is half the fun. Sort of like fishing, what fun would it be if you through your line in the water and caught the same huge fish with in 30 seconds, that would not be much fun, or any hobby for that mater. Trial and error, Einstein said “If 10,000 trials are made-unsuccessfully-then I learned something”(or something darn close to that). Good luck and enjoy the audiophila

I would contact the manufacturer and ask them what they feel is best for that specific piece of equipment.

Nice post, Aknorth, but please, isn't it illegal to feed anybody's eagle? Protected endangered species, and all that?

No question that my EMC-1 sounds better (not just louder) balanced. I'm about to get an MD100 tuner, and the folks who make it strongly suggest running balanced, too.
The point is that manufacturers sometimes voice a product with one output style in mind. I suppose running balanced can only be better if the device is truly balanced, though.
Otherwise there's no point in comparing.

CFB, the first day I posted on A'gon was on my birthday last year, and everhard (you remember Carl) flamed me, and continued to do so repeatedly at my email. I stayed away for months, relying only on dealers for support.
Let's be more careful with newbies, huh?