Cd Players With Proper Xlr Balance Outputs?

nando

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having tried various cdp's with both xlr outputs proper balanced circuits and seperate out put circits for rca, both not bridged by the same in or outputs, i found to my taste that xlr is better providing that the pre or integrated has the same facility, any coments from you guys?
nando.
 
Yep, my experience too. Not a hugely enourmous difference, but at least in my system less noise and thus better air and separation.
Additionally, in the test I did, using better cabling was less important than with single ended connections.

Where possible, I'd now make sure that I used balanced.
 
Well, my CA 840c has true balanced out and is pretty close to what I considered my reference - dpa E-transport and SX128 DAC, which was single ended, but considerably more costly. Given the nature of balanced circuits the cable 'quality', if I can use such a term (!) is much less important.
 
i use balance xlr's both run of the mill and expensive ones to compare, i found that the expensive ones had more to offer on all frequencies , how ver the separation was the same, no change still superve,
nando.
 
Second the 840C which unusually at this price point has real balanced outputs as opposed to the usual quasi-balanced.

I don't think the issue is important though where you have the option - very subtle effect at best.
 
hi rob, i only done the test on s.s. not on valves, interesting as to when?
nando.
p.s i think with valves it proably make no difference.
 
I must admit that I can hear a fair difference between single ended cables but couldn't really convince myself ;-) of a great deal of difference between well constructed XLR terminations.
That said I'm using a dpa black slink cable at the moment.
 
any valve pre-amps out there that have balance xlr outputs at a reasonable price?
nando.
 

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