Ok I quoted this earlier but can't get my brain to understand what this means in layman's terms.
Quote:
Hi Tim,
All balanced inputs on ALL McIntosh models are true differential. Since these are using two identical audio signals and one is out of phase with the other we drop the sensitivity by 3 dB. once the signal is inside the C1100 the signal will be processed and one side will be phase inverted so we have music + music = twice as much music. So the volume stays the same as an unbalanced input the gain is -3db lower on the balanced input legs.
This sounds like your streamer has a balanced output that is NOT true differential. In this case we would recommend you use the unbalanced output of the streamer.
Thanks again,
Ron Cornelius
McIntosh
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So is he saying that to use the balanced inputs, the volume will be indeed about -3db lower vs RCA? Which is kind of what
W9TR said. But then wonder why Ron recommended using the unbalanced then with the Sony?
If McIntosh's XLRs are lower in DB then couldn't one just increase the gain/volume?
Would there be sonic disadvantages?
Lots of questions.
