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In Reply to: RE: Most socalled balanced is single ended with a op amp to 'mirror' the + signal on the - side posted by 3+4=5 on April 22, 2017 at 08:17:05
Balanced Audio Technology is one of the few brands that actually has balanced gear. Otherwise those XLR jacks are simply a convenience and nothing more.
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We were doing that before BAT; in fact one of the founders was a customer of ours.
How many years has it been since I bought the MP-3 preamp? Too many to count. TAS definitely saved the best for last.
We've made a lot of improvements over the years!
While a component itself may not be internally balanced (and the value of that can be argued separately), the use of balanced outputs/inputs is another issue. Implementing this with non-balanced (the term unbalanced conjures too many associations) equipment, even with transformers or opamps, still affords increased common-mode rejection with long cables.
I do not describe that as "simply a convenience and nothing more."
"I do not describe that as "simply a convenience and nothing more.""
Was going to say the same thing.
If you have long cables you are going to want them to be balanced. Not everyone has all the stereo gear co-located. I know of one setup whee the sources and preamp are near the listening location and then a long run of balanced cables tot h amp and speakers.
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Hi Kal, mind if I simply take my post back? :-)
Of course you are correct about the benefits of balanced when using longer cables. I've been using balanced cables, almost exclusively, since the mid-90s.
Sorry about the brain fart.
Sue
I think some home theater preamp manufacturers may offer balanced XLR connectors for installations that have longer cable runs.
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