Whether a particular input is better than another is equipment dependent.
But yes, you can mix/match input types and output types.
Usually people like to use balanced for their most important DAC, and then run RCAs for everything else.
For instance, I usu balanced inputs for my DAC, RCA for my DVD player (movies only) and out everything via balanced.
That seems to be enough for most people.
But yes, you can mix/match input types and output types.
Usually people like to use balanced for their most important DAC, and then run RCAs for everything else.
For instance, I usu balanced inputs for my DAC, RCA for my DVD player (movies only) and out everything via balanced.
That seems to be enough for most people.