balanced vs. unbalanced sound quality
Professor Keith Johnson has said that the signal travels twice as far in a balanced cable and they present there own set of problems.That's pretty funny! If he really said this it suggests he doesn't know what he's talking about!!! Look at a single ended cable- the signal travels in the center conductor, and the shield is the return path. In a balanced cable, the signal travels in a twisted pair, and the shield is ignored (not used for a return path). The distances are identical. |
I didn't personally hear Prof. J make that statement. I was told by Terry at Overture what the Prof. told him. I was buying all new cabling at the time. When I asked about balanced cables is when he told me about the Prof. point of view. I have always used balanced cables till I got the Spectral system. Good listening too you. Joenies |
I'm guessing Johnson was referring to the signal path length within a balanced circuit, not within a balanced cable.Often the signal path within a balanced circuit is simpler. At least that is the case in our stuff. For example, in our preamps there are only 2 stages of gain in the phono section and only 1 in the line stage. From LOMC to the ability to drive headphones. Rather than repeat myself though, here's an article that might be helpful regarding balanced operation:http://www.atma-sphere.com/Resources/balanced.php |
