Most cartriges are inherently a balanced output to begin with, those with 4 isolated terminals. Couldn't you simply change the RCA connector to a Cannon plug (XLR).
The VPI terminal box comes wired correctly from the lemmo plug to the XLR's. Buy the one wired in Nordost Valhalla and the XLR phono cable from them and you won't be disappointed. It's a bit fiddly to fit, you need a good set of small imperial sized allen keys to do the swop.
Agreed, you don't need anything else if you get the VPI box. It was easy to install, and sounds great.
FYI, if you are interested in buying one, I have one that I've been intending to sell, but haven't taken the time to list yet. I switched to a single ended phono stage, and don't need it anymore. Feel free to email me if interested. Cheers, Spencer
Seamaster, Most importantly, you need a true balanced phono stage. Without that, no cable is going to bring you the benefits (or liabilities, if there are any) of balanced operation. Try to find out about your phono stage before you spend any money on cables or boxes. What Bob Bundus wrote about cartridges is correct, but the downstream amplification stages have to be balanced as well.
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