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Is driving a SET from a balanced source a bad idea?

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Posted on August 30, 2016 at 04:50:18
LewinskiH01
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 I'm planning to drive a 45 SET from a balanced source. Is that a bad idea?

Of course the interconnects would be RCA on the SET end and balanced on the other end, but just wanted to make sure as I have no experience with SETs. Oh, and by source I mean a DAC.

I'm interested in learning if there is a technical mismatch of some sort, electrical or something, rather than going into a debate about whether a DAC directly driving an amp sounds better than having a preamp in between. When I first looked into SETs I asked someone "why don't they come with balanced inputs?"...then I realized how stupid that question had been. Well, this might be my second stupid question on the subject...but would be worst if I learnt about it with the amp at home :(

Thank you!

 

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RE: Is driving a SET from a balanced source a bad idea?, posted on August 30, 2016 at 07:53:42
Tre'
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 A balanced source, with the negative side grounded, is an un-balanced source.

That won't cause any problems at all.

We do things like that all the time in the studio.

The only purpose for balanced lines is their lack of hum. (that is to say, with balanced lines any hum picked up in the wiring is rejected)

In a home system with, relatively short line level runs, hum shouldn't be a problem to start with.

Tre'
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