pfarrell;578300 Wrote: > On 09/22/2010 01:56 AM, Nonreality wrote: > > Thanks Pat, that at least gives me a visual on the whole idea. So > you > > need to have special input and outputs to use those correct? Also > > probably a pretty high end system to hear a difference. > > You can get adapters from balanced to un and back, but I don't see > much > value for them except in special cases. > > You start to see XLR connections on amps that cost a grand or so, on > up. > > Balanced are much better at eliminating several classes of noise, but > that only makes them "better" if you have noise sources. The balanced > cables can go hundreds of feet, whereas unbalanced are usually under 3 > feet long, and get pretty wonky after 10 feet or so. > > -- > Pat Farrell > http://www.pfarrell.com/
This is all true and applies particularly if you are in the habit of running 50ft mic cables near mains cables or CRT's. In general domestic use, balanced is unnecessary because the lengths involved are pretty short and the noise sources aren't there - but most of all because you are running line level (not Mic level) signals. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/XP) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Pekin Tuner, Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio, Harmony One remote for everything. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82122 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
