mlsstl;257299 Wrote: > Keep in mind that a direct comparison of a balanced vs unbalanced > connection is difficult. A true balanced connection will be louder than > an unbalanced one which complicates matching gain in the comparison. It > is difficult for a home user to precisely match volume levels when > switching back and forth. That will generally give the balanced > (louder) connection a psychological advantage. > > My comment would be to use a balanced connection if available, but as > Sean suggested, I would not base a decision of which amp to buy on just > the presence or lack of balanced inputs. Pick the amp that sounds best > with your speakers and then use whichever connection is present.
That is a good point. When I compared the XLR to RCA I level matched with a ratshack SPL. And used my balanced preamp for switching. I can individually adjust the gain for each source until it is matched and then keep the master volume the same. -- tomjtx ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tomjtx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7449 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42042 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
