XLR vs. RCA

i'm w/al porter - in theory, balanced will be quieter than single-ended, but if ya got quiet single-ended awreddy, going balanced may not add any benefit. as i now have the capability to run my preamp & amps in a truly balanced configuration, & as my current single-ended i/c's between the pre & my single-ended x-over are 6m, i contacted phil marchand, the mfr of my marchand x-over, about his true balanced conwersion set-up he offers - he said don't bother if ya don't have a noise problem now...

and, jeff, were ya using the same 25' goertz cu micropurl w/rca's before? the improvement may be due to switching cabling, not necessarily due to switching to balanced from single-ended... ;~)

regards, doug s., dead-quiet w/6m single-ended i/c's

Hello Frap, thank you for your kind words, as well as for you important input! If I am not mistaken, next to the Studer, you had the same problem with the early Spectral 200 class a, as well as some other high end amps, which offered XLR inputs for "studio use".

Thanks for the information. At the present time, my 6.5 meter run is Silversonic BL-1 with RCA connectors. The passages between cuts on CD's, at full volume, are dead quiet. Based on what I see above, I probably should save my money and keep what I have.