What dop you wan to spend?And you can get XLR terminated phono cables run into balanced Phono (if it has in's many like like the PS GCPH are out only so balanced cicutry isn't thier just ability to run long distance to amp.The thing that you don't want to do is go (according to Holt or whoever wrote the Stereophile Guide To Hi-End) is go from unbalanced to banced to un to balanced.Once say from your pre to amp is ok just you are ebtter off with RCA's only instead of converting it to many times.But with some company's like BAT (BALANCED Audio Technology) and some others everything is true balanced all the way though.When I had a Nelson Pass designed Adcom all XLR and balanced rig (CD/Pre/AMP) I thought about converting my phono cable and looking for a balanced circut phono but that limits you,costs and I sold Adcom rig before it became issue.If I had speakers far off I'd keep everything un-balanced and just get true balanced pre and amp or intgerated or just go unbalnced all the way.yes theoretically it's better and on some equipemnt l;ike krell it's all balanced but it's not necessary given how ling most IC to amp connections are.Phone company and others use because for extremely l;ong runs you must.Go for better gear and don't obsesse on balanced if it's not the sound you want or causes you to deny kids college.
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