Not sure either will produce better sound but one might degrade some but I doubt the length of cable you are referring to will make a difference. Why you would want to put more distance from source to DAC may not be ideal, So I would go for longer balance to amp if needed. 3M of other isn’t going to make much of a difference so if it’s cost/budget then maybe go that direction. If I’m going to chance picking up noise with longer cable runs then stay with balance as it cancels out the noise meaning a lower noise floor. Your AES EBU is balance so if your amp is not truly a balance circuit then the longer digital cable.
Long digital or balanced cable run?
Hi all, want to know which will likely produce better sound a 3 meter run of high quality digital cable from my streamer to my DAC or a 3 meter run of high quality balanced cables from my DAC to my preamp?
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