What is the benefit of balanced xlr cables


I just bought a marantz av7005 that has balanced outputs for xlr cables and I have a b&k st 125.7 s2 to hook it to also have a older Cambridge audio cd6 that has balanced connections on it.what are my befits to switching to these cables over my rca stuff.What is a good brand without breaking the bank,I've used blue jean cable,kimber kable,and synergestic THX
thirsty93

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Hi Thirsty93, At the caliber of componet's you are useing, Balanced cables will not do anything for your sound, Yping has explained everything very well and accurate, however, In this hobby, it cost thousand's of dollars to have a componet that is truly balanced from input to output, some componet companys claim they are, they are not, so be aware of that as well,, The one thing Yping did not cover is the fact that a true balanced componet will reveal better sound quality with just one-meter interconnects vs RCA-single ended, the noise floor is dropped, now this also has alot to do with the type and brand of cables being used, you can have a truly balanced componet, but if your cable is inferrior, you will not hear the difference, an example of what I am saying is that I have a modded Krell 700cx with balanced Tara Labs Zero Gold interconnects, I have a/b with RCA Tara Cables, with this true balanced amp, The Full power balanced 700cx, the listening exsperience is not subtle between XLr and RCA cables, I hope this helps, but if I were you, with what you have for everything, I would not be concerned at all, there will be no difference.