Real experience - Balanced or Unbalanced between Luxman Pre & Power Amps


Hi Folks, 

After having spent quite a bit of time testing both balanced and unbalanced cables between a luxman c10x preamp and m10x power amp.  I'm not noticing any difference.  

My balanced cable is from blue jeans and interconnect is a QED ref 40.  

Does anyone have any experience with these components, if so what has your experience been and what are you using between them?

sdavada

Showing 1 response by gdnrbob

I'll bite.

Reiterating Ralph Karsten's (atmasphere) opinions, your equipment should follow AES standards for Balanced operation (that you are using Luxman equipment, I 'think' you should be in the clear, but having no wiring diagrams, I couldn't say for sure.

That being said,

I bought a set of Mogami XLR cables from Ralph, when I bought his amps and preamps (tubes). I followed my favorite dealers recommendation and tried some AQ XLR cables (non DBS). To my ears, it, too, didn't yield a significant difference.

I will say,

I have used AQ cables for my system after I heard the William Tell speaker cables. They were truly mindblowing in the sound difference from my GO-4's. So, I think that if I were to move up the line to a 'higher' cable, I might be able to hear a difference in XLR cables.

Is that worth the cost?

I love my system as it is, and am in no hurry to spend more. 

HTH 

Bob