Balanced is not better because it is "balanced" but beecause so many rca's are really bad conncetion wise. Balanced sounds worse to me in many cases, but I prefer the sound of XLR's to RCA's. A contradiction??? No, I use pin 1 gnd, and pin 2 +, and avoid pin 3 and use the XLR's. Balanced cable is good if it is shielded, and you have a long run, say more than 10M and a noise issue. No noise issue, no need for balanced cable. I like the no 3 pin setup best. Jallen
xlr vs rca
I understand it is better to used balance interconnects if possible. Is this always the case? Furthermore, if one modifies an rca cable with something like Cardas adapters at each end will it perform as well as a cable that was originally terminated with balanced connections? Thanks for any input.