Doge 8 Clarity with tube upgrade or Primaluna EVO 300

About 6 years ago I contacted Doge asking why their kit isn't true balanced (which IMHO is where True Hi-end audio begins) . His answer was pathetic, more of an excuse for his mental laziness

If you've paid any attention, over the last decade more and more true balanced kit is finally available. My question is "What took so long?"


hth

gryphon

The fact that you have SOME balanced kit proves your ignorance on the subject. Considering that, most likely your reference balanced kit merely has balanced I/Os, which by no means makes it/them true balanced. But, even if they are, and you mixing them with unbalanced kit, you’ll never know what they bring to your experience

The truth is out there. You just have to look for it
hth

LOL, but you neglected to say whether your preamp and source was as well

Quite simply unbalanced circuit boards contain both channels (single ended?) which lends itself to cross talk and other electrical compromises that degrade the left/right channel purity. That's a fact jack
Dual mono balanced is even better as it utilizes separate power supplies as well 

hth people who were confused between the two.

You've never had a full discrete balanced system, so why would you say the difference is minuscule?


Just look at all the mono amps available. Do you really think they're just to drain your wallet? They would be if the rest of your kit was compromised as ALL single ended designs are. And in addition, the RCA connectors are another weak link