If anything with using balanced connects I find the Thiels to be responsive to anything in the chain. (With the exception of my Pass/BAT I have cheap-seats Transparent cables throughout.) The Thiel bass eq has unbalanced connects so...had to settle.
Funny story...I just purchased a pair of Dynaudio Focus 220 speakers for my girlfriend's new house. I had Dynaudio monitors before - in the same series. I hooked them up when I got them home for a test, and being able to use balanced connects with my amp/pre I was curious. Duh. I forgot to take the Thiel bass eq out of the chain and those Dynaudios sounded like crap! Then I remembered to remove it and use my balanced connects. BIG difference. They ain't no Thiels but the improvement was palpable.
As unsound previuosly suggested I am still looking for a second eq to have modded into balanced connects, one for each of my 3.5's, but that's a down the road endeavor.
Anyway, if this little 'speriment offered me anything it was, once again, bringing out the best in a colorless amp with balanced connects to a tubed pre. If it made those Dynaudios deliver better sonics I almost shudder as to what might be enjoyed with my Thiels.
I would be very hard pressed to go back to unbalanced connects for any reason. My Pass and BAT VK3i loved the temporary hookup. There IS a difference between the cabling that is almost immediately apparent. Balanced wins.
Wow. I haven't looked at "new today" classifieds in a couple of days. Have I finally found it????
