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balanced connection, better than single ended?

If you have gear that can do balanced & unbalanced connections which is preferable and why? I have read that balanced connections are better for long runs of cable otherwise a single ended connections are fine but not sure of this since I have yet to use this sort of connection. Also I read that some gear is not truly balanced in their circuitry thus this gear may not benefit from a balanced connection. I ask only because I'm recently buying an amp that has true balanced circuitry but now must find a preamp of the same.
phd

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tvad
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Lots of existing discussion on this topic with no consensus.

Go with what sounds good to you.
tvad
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TVAD, I don't know which sounds better since I never used balanced interconnects.
Phd (Threads | Answers | This Thread)
I was suggesting that you'll have to do some experimenting.

What's certain is that you won't be able to make a definitive determination based on responses in this thread, or responses in existing threads on this topic.

Fortunately, it's not expensive or complicated to do some in-system comparisons.
tvad
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10-03-10: Rwwear
I don't necessarily think balanced sounds better except for the lower noise floor...

To me lower noise floor equals better sound. Whatever the noise reducing element: circuit design, power supply, power conditioning, cabling, etc.

No equivocation.
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