- I personally have decided to go with balanced interconnections are minimal distances.
- My system (Moon) is designed for balanced interconnections are this results in a 6db gain for the signal.
I have decided to use shortest distance. It saved costs on my cables.
The additional consideration for me is I don’t want built in optionality for my ‘next upgrade’ to my system. I want to enjoy now versus pine for the future. (I know myself and have gone through 3 sets of preamps, amps and DACs and 2 sets of speakers over the last 5 years.
Your mileage may vary, enjoy the music!