Balanced Connections on the AA Capitole MKII CDP

Has anybody compared the single ended vs balanced outputs on this player? How are the balanced outs implemented on this player? Thanks for your help.

buckingham12-12-2002 5:46pm

buckingham OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 333 posts 12-12-2002 at 06:38pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete One more question: Is the Capitole MKII using a truly balance circuit?
jman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 99 posts 12-12-2002 at 08:11pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I was told that it is truly balanced...however I've read a post here somewhere stating that a Cap user has used both and they had similar gain from single ended as balanced so I can't say I'm sure.
mejames Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 986 posts 12-12-2002 at 08:48pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete balanced output is wired to European standards so pin #2 is wired as hot. Opposite the American balanced standard where pin #1 is wired as hot. Seems to my ears both balanced and RCA output are the same volume output levels.
buckingham OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 333 posts 12-12-2002 at 09:29pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Mejames, if I wanted to run balanced from the AA Capitole II to a US made amp you're saying I would have to have the cable custom made so the hot wire would run from pin #2 to pin #1? Am I correct in my assumption?