The gear you have works best in balanced mode. I was faced with your choice, and after audition preferred the Ultra MM Balanced over the Reference single-ended. I also have some Reference Balanced in my system, and the sonic difference between Ultra Balanced and Reference Balanced is quite substantial. It almost makes the outrageous cost bearable! ;-)
Transparent users... Question
I may be upgrading cable soon, actually I know I am upgrading the speaker wire to Ultra (w/MM) but my interconnect between pre and amp (LS15 and Proceed hpa2) is currently balanced Ultra (w/XL. Would it be worth it to go for Ref single ended or shoot for the Ultra MM balanced? Thanks for any advice.
I will say that after wiring everything with Ultra MM the change was nothing short of amazing.
I will say that after wiring everything with Ultra MM the change was nothing short of amazing.