Balanced in phono stages preamp?

Which phono stages have balanced in? And are they better than others?

pedrillo02-17-2007 5:23pm

atmasphere Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,068 posts 03-09-2007 at 05:33pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Hi Herman, not if the voltages are kept the same. That's what the adjustment is for (in this demonstration case). In our production preamps, the grid resistors are tied to ground and for the sake of simplicity, double as the input loading (however when other cartridge loading is used the single resistor for that purpose is tied directly across the output of the cartridge and has no connection to ground). We could have done a variety of scenarios here but I favor simplicity whenever possible.
elizabeth Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,726 posts 03-09-2007 at 07:33pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Yadda yadda.. chiming in with I have the Audio Research PH-2 also. PH-2 balanced in, balanced out. The balanced out to my balanced in pre is good. Theoretical stuff aside.. Sounds better than my PH-1.
hedgehog Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 144 posts 03-09-2007 at 08:03pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Ralph and Herman are speaking Greek as far as I'm concerned. I do, however, very much enjoy the sound of the phono stage of my Atma-Sphere MP-3!