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Balanced vs RCA between amp/preamp

Well I'm taking my first step into separate components with a Marantz SC-11s1 and SM-11s1. Would like to know about the +/-'s of using RCA vs balanced interconnects between the two. All my input sources are single ended.

I understand the Marantz components balanced connections have pin 2 wired cold and pin 3 wired hot. Does this mean I need to reverse the cables going to my speakers (if I decide to use balanced connections between amp/preamp).

I also understand the RCA connections conserve absolute polarity. But is there a performance "hit" taken by using singled ended connections between amp/preamp?

Thank you in advance......
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ejr1953
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Tidbit about XLR cables and plugs.

In the late 70's I worked as a salesman at Shrader Sound in the Georgetown neighborhood in NW DC.

Bill Shrader was long out-of-the-picture, and the silent partner who kept the business afloat was Jim Canon, who developed the "Cannon connector", used at the time on lots of professional microphones.  When Jim sold out to United Technologies, they made a "Cannon connector" with a plastic insulator ("XLP") and one with a rubber insulator ("XLR").
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