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Originally Posted by matt_zak
I've always prefered the sound of balanced cables over single ended. They tend to lower the noise floor a lot and open up the sound stage. It's the one and only cable design that even the nay sayers can't argue about. Although, I'll admit it is probably more beneficial on a longer run.
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Matt
I think you are painting your comments with a wide brush. I buy into the premise that your choice of cables can have a significant impact on the sound of your system. I think you will find that many people would disagree with your premise that they lower the noise floor and open up the sound stage any more than a properly designed single ended cable using from the same company using the same technology. You are correct that in long runs the balanced cable will win out, but in standard runs once you normalize the differences in output levels between single ended and balanced connections, properly designed cables (from the same line) should sound virtually the same.