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RE: Balance vs rca inputs

Balanced connections were originally designed for long cable runs many years ago, and recording studios&live sound still use them to this day where there is no control on the environment.

I will add that equipment/system ground issues should not be confused with environmental ones.


There are several benefits that are interleaved. In a balanced system ground is ignored so even if there are ground loops they don't get amplified.

Ground loops don't always manifest as a hum or buzz. They might show up as addition IMD when a signal is present.

Not sure what you mean by 'environment' but many studios employ power conditioning, which really has nothing to do with how effective the use a balanced lines will be.


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