listen4joy
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No that simply is not correct! A single ended design, don't right with a large enough voltage swing will easily out perform a balanced output. Balanced designs are used by some designers to overcome inherent limitations within designs. Usually to overcome substrate noise on the chip that shouldn't be there or to increase the output voltage swing of their amplifiers. We don't suffer those limitation or problems so we don't need a dodgy fix for them. Our measurements clearly show this. Sorry to burst you bubble man.
From the Mojo thread, confirms what I experienced with DAPs. He is answering to someone saying balanced is necessarily better than SE.
No that simply is not correct! A single ended design, don't right with a large enough voltage swing will easily out perform a balanced output. Balanced designs are used by some designers to overcome inherent limitations within designs. Usually to overcome substrate noise on the chip that shouldn't be there or to increase the output voltage swing of their amplifiers. We don't suffer those limitation or problems so we don't need a dodgy fix for them. Our measurements clearly show this. Sorry to burst you bubble man.
What is true is that balanced is not necessarily better.Yup, it's a quagmire. Each type of design has its own trade-offs. There was a big argument between AMB and Benchmark on AMB's forums which goes into it. The Hugo and Mojo aren't quite the same, as their design isn't anything like a regular DAC. It's entirely moot if discussing driving, say, HE1000s, as you need a more powerful amp with them anyway IMO.
The last sentence is my new motto. I had my best cables reterminated to SE and will not deal with balanced again.I've come to the same conclusion. Depends on the circuit. Connecting the Cypher Labs -db to the Duet balanced made all the difference in the world. Using the AK240 balanced not so much. I've decided to stick with great sounding single ended stuff. No more annoying connectors to fight with.