Balanced or single ended phono cable to Aesthetix Io?

As I don't have a tonearm with XLR termination, I can't attest to the difference in connection.

However, I have found a convenient use of the XLR input! Since the two connectors are connected in parallel internally, I am using the RCA as the main input and the XLR as the loading port, so I don’t need to fiddle with the tiny dip switches to change loading.

Hi o_holter, sorry that I wasn’t clear on my description! Actually, there was no cable needed, I just got a pair of male XLR plugs, soldered a resistor of the required value to pin 2 and 3, then simply plugged them into the XLR phono input for loading. With this, you set the loading of the internal dip switch to 47K ohm, and use the XLR plug to adjust loading.

I also have another pair of male XLR plugs, to which I soldered alligator clips to pin 2 and 3, so I can easily change resistors for testing.

I hope this helps!

o_holter, I just got the idea from the Wavestream Deluxe Phono, which had similar arrangement, only that both input and loading jacks are RCA.

In my system, I prefer 200 ohm with the Ortofon A90.