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What phono preamps are balanced

Since I am looking for a phono preamp with balanced circuitry and outputs, I would like to know what are my choices. I know of these: pass xono, ear 324, aesthetix rhea and io, bat vk 10, hagerman trumpet,........................................................................................................ but am not sure of the others like: manley steelhead, arc ref., tom evans groove, asr basis, acoustech ph1p, linn linto, cary 301 or 302, clear audio, herron vtph-1, art audio, whest p.20, zyx, artemis, ayre, clearaudio reference, rowland cadence, klyne, etc etc.Thanks for the help.
pedrillo
chazzbo
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Think you can make safe assumptions based on price and copnfirm if really interested.It would be Accoustech or West and maybe Linn I'd check out asuuming they are NOT.Have red going from balanced to unbalnced once in chain (like say having unbalnced until pre-ouput and then needing a long run with low distortion you are not goin to screw things up (according to complete book of Hi-end written by one of Stereophiles editors.It's going back and forth that meses things up.That's why my UN-balanced McIntosh C712 pre(latter C15) had XLR out's for loing runs to power amp as does the $1K PS Audio GCPH phon I am proably going to get since not sure i want to swing a Rhea (if like the Steelhead it had even ONE line in might consider) well the PS has XLR out's almost positive it's not balanced.Might not be the achilles heal you thin it is.Hope you get more and better help.
Chazz
chazzbo
gregm
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Among those I know -- Asr, Klyne, clearaudio, rowland are. But really Pedrillo, why don't you just check these peoples' web-sites?? Cheers
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jbm
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Einstein makes a superb balanced phono preamp. I have the single ended version which is VERY good. The balanced is even better.
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