Quad Balanced Pre-Amp

Am in the market for a pre-amp to go in between my Oppo 205 and my Mcintosh Mc275 VI. Mcintosh just released their new pre-amp, the C49. Anyone know what advantages their are to a quad-balanced pre-amp?

lilchris905-24-2019 12:10pm

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atmasphere Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 11,625 posts 05-24-2019 at 04:42pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete 'quad-balanced' appears to be a marketing term for their DACs. Odd that its a balanced preamp and doesn't have balanced inputs for the phono, since phono cartridges are balanced sources.
stereo5 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,267 posts 05-24-2019 at 05:58pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Quad balanced is the marketing term used on their newer amplifiers.
bluorion Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 439 posts 05-26-2019 at 04:15pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The C49 is about $500 more than the C47. Does the C49 have $500 worth of upgrades? Looks interesting though.

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