atmasphere
The balanced signal volume is a barely, but recognizable increase in volume, no way is is that much.
When to choice XLR over RCA ICs.
If your IC connections are 1m or less is there a difference between using XLR over RCA Interconnects?
As one moves up the ICs cable lines with a manufacturer (ex. Audioquest) which connections would you upgrade first and in what order.
My system is McIntosh (C12000 two part preamp, Men220 room equalizer, MC611 mono-amps), Audioquest (AQ) Niagara 5000 line conditioner, and Hi-Fi Rose 150b streamer.
I am currently using AQ Black Beauty XLR ICs. I have a pair of 1m Firebird RCA ICs and would like to replace one of the Black Beauty ICs in system configuration. Future upgrades looking for recommendations.
Presently using a AQ 2m Thunder 20A power cord from wall socket to Niagara.
Using 4ft AQ William Tell (Silver) bi-wire combo speaker cable (mono-amps to 800d3 speakers.
Thank you, Please advise.
Bob
Showing 3 responses by elliottbnewcombjr
My attempts with XLR: if you don’t have an interference problem, don’t waste your time or money. I ran 25 ft RCA’s and 25 ft XLR, zero difference, because I didn’t have any interference to start with, and the RCA’s didn’t get noisy either. A stage, multitude of wires, sensitive mic cables, XLR for sure! I did find two slight advantages using XLR from my Sony xa5400 SACD/CD player 1. XLR is a secure connection, so mess with other cables, they will not be disturbed like RCA connectors occasionally are. 2. Slight Volume Increase. No ’better’ or ’preferred’ or ’different' sound, but a discernable volume increase, IF that makes a difference. btw, other equipment, no volume difference, so it’s the Sony xa5400’s output that is slightly stronger, not the cable. |
atmasphereOriginally I ended with: "btw, other equipment, no volume difference, so it’s the Sony xa5400’s output that is slightly stronger, not the cable." |