Couldn't help but get sucked back into this thread!
I respect everyone's opinions, so don't take this as a disagreement. I had a WA22 balanced, with balanced cable going into LCD-2's. yes, the LCD's did sound better balanced, but by how much is the question, and of course, this is down to the listener. The WA22 with a balanced source was a bigger improvement I'd say, but coming from a vinyl addict such as myself, it reduces the phono stage options, which is frustrating when I wouldn't get the most of, say, a Rogue Audio Ares. So, to balance an LCD-2 with Moon Audio Black Dragon? There goes $300-$350.. To my ears it' was about 15% better, so you do the math whether you think it's worth it. Retrospectively, I'd probably would have got a WA6SE, put the change in my pocket, and bought a better phono stage. However, financial circumstances prevailed which made me sell the WA22, now I've got a Burson Soloist, and the void isn't that great, and it's got rid of my urge to tweak the damn system! If anyone is considering a move away, they should listen to this. It's the closest I've heard to great sounding solid state system... Transparency is high.