One only has to open up their equipment in order to determine if true balanced, mirrored circuit path, power supplies,power and output transformers, my Coincident Statement even has dual transformer volume control. Also true balanced pre's used with true balanced sources such as dacs may offer even greater beneifits, pseudo XLR inputs on pre may in fact be inferior to single ended inputs such that using the superior balanced outputs on dac may be compromised.
Balanced vs RCA preamps
How important is it that your Pre-amp has both balanced and RCA capabilities? I’m shopping for another pre, most likely tube, and it seems to make sense with any future component that it offers both XLR and RCA. And to further complicate the search finding both these features plus remote limits the offerings for both tube and SS particularly tube.
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@rwwear That is indeed the common myth. I'll add that the name contributes to the popularity among those having to make a choice with limited info. Balanced sounds like a good thing to most people. Jerry |
That depends. Many truly balanced amplifiers do not use "mirrored circuit paths." For example, you can build balanced circuits using differential amplifiers. As for @atmasphere, he simply won't accept that his opinion that the only proper way to build a balanced component is to make it consistent with the AES48 standard is simply his opinion. It's one that most of the high end community has rejected but he disputes that too, arguing that maybe they've never heard of the "standard." Those are the simple facts and I'll grant him the last word. |
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