Changing Turntable to Balanced Output

Phono cartridge output is inherently balanced but one side is often grounded in practice.  However, you would need a phono stage with a balanced input to take advantage of a balanced output from a cartridge.  (I did that many years ago when I played LPs.)

I think if you look at a tone arm circuit it is balanced, why else would it run separate grounds for left and right and a second ground. It is designed to be balanced. The question is do you want noise cancellation tech or balanced, they are two separate thing. The guy to explain the tech side is Mr. atmasphere.

Hey guys, would anything change if I connect phono pre to pre amp with balanced cables I do have that capability ?

Quite possibly. The cartridge is a balanced source to start with- if you have a balanced input on the phono section you’ve got a lot more immunity to the sound of the interconnect cable- it should sound better IOW.

Maybe he will chime in and toss us a nugget or two. :-) I don't use it on a phono but I hear you can.

Happy New Year.

No re-wiring of the tonearm is required. But you’d have to re-terminate the phono cables with XLRs, learn how to do that, and then buy a true balanced phono stage, to realize any benefits.

I have the Modwright PH9.0x which supports balanced outputs but not inputs from the TT, Doesn’t that defeat the whole point of it?

Doesn’t that defeat the whole point of it?

Yes.