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Best phono stage balanced under $3000 used

I own simaudio pre and power amp and will attempt to run it in balanced mode. I would like to get a phono stage/amp that has balanced topology and balanced outs. Now I am using ear 834p, vpi tnt, sumiko bluepoint.I want something that will bring world class sound.
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rockitman
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05-20-06: Onhwy61
The Clearaudio Balanced Reference fits your needs at used prices. The K&K and Ayre list new for less than $3,000. All of these will give you excellent, but not state of the art performance.

The clearaudio Balance + for $2,500.00 new is fully balanced for input and output along with rca. I own one. Very quiet and dynamic.
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03-31-11: Manitunc
Then why dont they have balanced ouputs from the tonearm instead of the rca phono jacks I always see

They do. With my Clearaudio Universal arm, Balance XLR's can be an option. I have RCA though as I don't see the sonic advantage going from tonearm to phono-pre. My system is fully balanced on the digital side and the pre-amp to amp is balanced connections.
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