Ghostrider45, Thanks for the explanation . I thought I was going to be a majority of one on this. I always say try both and see what sounds best. In his case, with a tube pre, the balanced might be given the nod as the imput imp of the Aleph is 25k ohms vs 10k ohms of the se.
Do you, or anyone else, know whether the XA or XA.5 series would sound more like an SET?
Do you, or anyone else, know whether the XA or XA.5 series would sound more like an SET?