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Pass Labs Aleph Question - balanced vs unbalanced?


I have a Pass Labs Aleph 5. I also have a Supratek Chardonnay Pre-Amp with balanced and unbalanced out. Do people think the Pass Amps sound better through balanced vs unbalanced? I understood that they were truly engineered to run balanced for best sound quality, but am not sure.

I am having a problem with balanced operation (that I don't want to mention here so I don't complicate my question), so I'm trying to see if its worth figuring the other problem out or just sticking with unbalanced.
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jmaldonado
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I don't necessarily think balanced sounds better but there is less chance of hum.
Rwwear, that's precisely one of the main reasons of why balanced sounds better!

This at least with well engineered products. In practice, only a few reach the full benefits of balancing.

Cheers,
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