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Balanced vs RCA preamps

How important is it that your Pre-amp has both balanced and RCA capabilities? I’m shopping for another pre, most likely tube, and it seems to make sense with any future component that it offers both XLR and RCA. And to further complicate the search finding both these features plus remote limits the offerings for both tube and SS particularly tube.

 

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I got 15-feet of XLR for 1 system between the preamp and amp. Though I am not sure if the Schitt Mjolnir v3 preamp and Schitt Wotan amp are AES48 compliant (I will ask today). My Benchmark HPA4 preamp and CODA #16 amp are AES48 compliant and have 25-feet of XLR between them.

I hate having anything other than an amp between the speakers.

I use the low-cost Benchmark XLR cables for the long lengths. Great cables for these long runs.

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