XLR or RCA for my new DAC

All other considerations equal you can get a benefit from using balanced XLR interconnects, and it shouldn't hurt anything.

In some cases, one of the XLR or RCA input of a component may be of significant higher quality over the other to an audible degree, but this is relatively rare and depends upon the component.

Appreciate all the replies, thank you...I know it's all so subjective but I'll draw on those here who have much more experience than I as this is my first DAC. I have always used Transparent ic's and speaker cables. Though I'm going to try Voodoo for the XLR ic's with the DAC. I do prefer Voodoo and Shunyata over Transparent when it comes to power cables...


Well I'm off to FedEx to pick up the DAC (wicked excited). Think I'm leaning towards going the XLR route. What I'm not at all excited about is going into contortionist mode to connect it. Hopefully I'll notice a decent enough improvement in sound just adding the DAC so I'll never need to wonder if the RCA would have a different (better) sound than XLR, lol...Much as I love new toys connecting them is an absolute logistical nightmare!

Thanks again All!

@fuzztone the 1582 is an HT processor. I'm using Simaudio Moon Titan HT200 5 channel amp...

Go with RCA unless you know the XLR input is real.

With many such devices, the XLR's (-) pin is grounded internally, and so you have no benefit. The Parasound A23 amps are an example of this.