By the way, in my last post, "Balanced from pre-amp to amp gives you much of the "benefit" of balanced circuitry. The source component is not as critical" was supposed to be in quotes to set it off from the rest of the post. Just thought I'd mention that in case anyone was confused by the strange non sequitur. (too bad we can't edit our posts on this forum)
Differential from source to pre but not amp?
I am researching preamps and wondering if should go with differential connections. I know there are sonic benefits from going fully differential from source to pre to amp, but my amp, an Odyssey Khartago, only has RCA inputs. I have a cd transport and dac that have differential xlr outs, so would there be any benefit to spending the extra money for a preamp with xlr connections even though my amp doesn't have them? One benefit is that it allows me the flexibility to upgrade to an amp with xlr inputs in the future, but this is null since my next upgrade will be to a tube pre and amp, which will definitely be fully differential. The tube system is part of a long term plan, so this SS system will be with me for a while and I'd like to squeeze the best sound out of it I can.
Thanks in advance for your advice.
Thanks in advance for your advice.
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