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Should I explore balanced cables to connect my amp to dac?

Hi there
I just bought demos of Ayre AX5 Twenty and Cambridge Audio NX; I'll be using the CA unit as the DAC.
Both components support balanced connections.
As I understand, balanced cables provide their benefit when I have long runs; in my case the two components will literally be next to each other (so the cable will be 1m or less.
In this case does a balanced cable help and if it does, can someone suggest a good starting point under $200?  Some guidance on what kind of situations I'm likely to notice an improvement would also be appreciated.

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williewonka
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I prefer single ended cables for my audio, mainly because my Bryston B135 integrated does not support XLR.

For the distance you indicate I would stick with Single ended

But you could try this one from Amazon -  just to compare.

NEAT Beeline XLR Quad Conductor Microphone Cable: Amazon.ca: Musical Instruments, Stage & Studio

See which one works best

Single ended designs get up there in price, so sometimes DIY solutions can ease that pain i.e. if you are handy with a soldering iron

Regards - Steve


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