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balanced vs. unbalanced sound quality

hi all i just got a theta dreadnaught amp and i currently have it hooked up through the unbalanced inputs.

i dont know very much about this topic, so i was wondering if i got balanced cables, would the sound quality improve? i will be using all 1 meter cables.

i know that higher end cables will sound better, but lets just say that the balanced cables would be of the same quality as the unbalanced.

thanks all,
cheers
nineballg
tmsorosk
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Steady
audiofeil
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Cable selection/performance are system and component dependent.
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milpai
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Coming back to this old thread where I once posted, with specific answers to the Parasound A21 amp. Here it is:

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1264134945&openfrom&23&4#23
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b_limo
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Im not afraid to say it. That Audiofeil guy can be compared to two things: a broken record and summers eve. "Cable selection/performance..." ahh shut up. Xlr's took away a hum coming from my speakers, and lowered my noise floor, but I'm sure it could be dependent on whether you can hear or not.
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milpai
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B_limo,
Good to know you got the XLRs. Did you compare before/after with the RCA? Did you get the bass back?
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