Changing Turntable to Balanced Output

@audiosaurusrex I don't see anything there that has anything to do with the phono section.

👍Good luck!🙃

"" The output of a cartridge is in principle balanced UNTIL one side (usually the negative) is connected to ground. This may happen at the cartridge (where the (-) side of one channel is connected to a magnetic screen around the cartridge internal wiring..""

Some cartridges came with 3 not 4 pin connectors. I can't find out a " vintage " thread where the normal statement that the cartridge is a balanced design was questioned by serious high technical knowledge oriented Agoners and if I remember J.Carr posted down there and the final conclusion was that in reality the cartridge is not a true balanced design.

I have not the elements about but that " cartridge balanced " could be a little controversiallly. I think that other Agoner in that thread was kirkus along dgarretson. I wish I could find out because is of true ineterest for all of us. Unfortunatelly I can't remember the technoical foundation about but exist somewhere.

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,

R.

@atmasphere 

on the second page it speaks to the balanced outs coming from the phonostage. I’m not really sure this true balanced outs because the transformers feed both sidle ended and XLRs. I am relatively new to this.

But some good SE cables do use an audio ground connection via the same wire used for the hot side. In that case, the shield will not be connected to the audio ground wire, and using such a cable for balanced is "better".

Thank you @lewm , that will helps impedance balance on positive and negative lead, made perfect sense!