Balanced connections to my VPI turntable?

If your pickup arm ground is connected to the grounding post on the JC3+, your phono cartridge floats above ground and your preamp is running balanced. (Assuming, of course, that you're using the balanced outputs of the JC3+ into a preamp balanced input.)

This is helpful Cleeds, I’ll test it with meter to see it they are connected.

The Parasound spec doesn’t provide any differentiation on using RCA or XLR ?

i believe the XLR is better for noise rejection, your thoughts ?

thanks

Yes using balanced from phono preamp thru complete balanced signal chain to the Amps

badbruno

i believe the XLR is better for noise rejection, your thoughts ?

I don't see any particular benefit to using XLRs here. You're balanced ("floating") either way. XLRs do tend to be more robust connectors.

1. buy from source allowing returns, try, keep, return

2. check with Steve from VAS. He worked with/for VPI, his beloved TT setup is VPI, he sells and installs those VPI boxes, installed VPI box: mini-din to rca (I had Ortofon rca phono cable) when he re-wired my tonearm.

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Made me custom phono, using long small diameter din connectors I sent him, for my Mission arm with long narrow din tube: my length, other end rca with ground for my SUT

4. I like XLR’s positive connection even if no other advantage, Locking RCA jacks with ground other end would have been nice if I thought of it at the time.

Of course, ground wire can be a simple separate wire.