XLR vs RCA


Can anybody out there tell me the difference between XLR and RCA connectors? Also does anybody have experience with good cables for connecting an Odyssey Temptest preamp to an Odyssey Stratos amp?
Thanks
Charles
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Showing 1 response by mikesinger

i think the biggest difference in a truly balanced design is a dual differential design. the major advantage is less noise since the ground is seperate and you can generally run longer runs of ics.

the positive and negative literally have their own preamp( the output is doubled and the ground is seperate). if a rca connection was balanced, there would be 4 of them.

general rule of thumb, most truly balanced differential designs sound better than single ended...keep in mind, generally.

hope that helps!!

mike