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Benchmark LA4 vs Topping Pre90 - Listening impression

SoulsHarbor

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Neither the Benchmark AHB2 nor the NAD C298 are "fully balanced."
Maybe there are semantics involved? Is there a difference between balanced and fully balanced? This from Paul Seydor’s review: “A few technical matters before I close. First, the amp has balanced inputs only, so you will need to use an adapter for a single-ended preamp. Benchmark also markets excellent balanced interconnects and recommends full balanced operation if possible (see sidebar and REG’s comments for more on this).
 

Kal Rubinson

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"Fully balanced" (2 separate amplifiers for + and - branch) makes no sense. When talking about truly balanced, it means that the balanced output is floating.
Agreed but, as in other things audiophile-related, not everyone speaks clearly.
 
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