I'm guessing Johnson was referring to the signal path length within a balanced circuit, not within a balanced cable.
balanced vs. unbalanced sound quality
hi all i just got a theta dreadnaught amp and i currently have it hooked up through the unbalanced inputs.
i dont know very much about this topic, so i was wondering if i got balanced cables, would the sound quality improve? i will be using all 1 meter cables.
i know that higher end cables will sound better, but lets just say that the balanced cables would be of the same quality as the unbalanced.
thanks all,
cheers
i dont know very much about this topic, so i was wondering if i got balanced cables, would the sound quality improve? i will be using all 1 meter cables.
i know that higher end cables will sound better, but lets just say that the balanced cables would be of the same quality as the unbalanced.
thanks all,
cheers
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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 |
My comment about Keith Johnson’s statement wasn’t intended to endorse it, but rather to clarify it (correctly, I hope). I imagine there are as many ways to build a balanced circuit as there are design engineers. EAR-Yoshino’s Tim de Paravicini chooses to provide balanced outputs via transformers, his single-ended and balanced outputs sharing the exact same circuit. While Ralph Karsten has the engineering chops to create very simple, fully-differential balanced circuits in his Atma-Sphere products, other engineers (the ones to whom Johnson may have been referring) have resorted to a doubling of path length and parts count. |
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