Here is the thing, you can make the equipment quieter than ANY home environment. Unless the listening room is similar to an anechoic chamber no 'normal' room will permit detection of noise much lower than a standard CD noise floor (-90 db). So, if your equipment exceeds that standard any noise that is there will be inaudible. There is a point where good enough for who it's for is really a true statement. In my own case, yeah, seriously, anything with a better noise floor than -90 db is wasted because I cannot detect that audibly under anything but the most perfect of circumstances. And who lives this perfect circumstances life? Certainly not me.
Are luxman integrated amps truly balanced?
Hello,
I have the Luxman L-507z integrated amp. Sounds excellent. There are 2 line inputs on the back that are listed as balanced inputs (XLR). My DAC has balanced outputs (holoaudio spring 3 kte). Am I wasting my time and money getting good xlr cables? Also the DAC puts out 5.8volts. The XLR inputs (according to Luxman) can handle up to 6volts. Using RCA outputs/inputs the DAC puts out 2.9volts and the amp can handle up to 9 volts. Am I in danger of harming my amp using XLR ? The DAC has no volume control. The cable run is very short...3 feet.