In general for balanced vs unbalanced interfaces there are several points to consider:
- obviously all comparisons should be done at the same volume level. Otherwise louder can be easily perceived as better
- usually cable difference is way more important than interface difference. Higher-end rca will sound better than xlr and vice-versa
- there is a specific thing with balanced called ‘pin 1 problem’. There are professional AES recommendations how to deal with it. It may require cable modification. Some say after that balanced sounds way better vs unbalanced.
- obviously all comparisons should be done at the same volume level. Otherwise louder can be easily perceived as better
- usually cable difference is way more important than interface difference. Higher-end rca will sound better than xlr and vice-versa
- there is a specific thing with balanced called ‘pin 1 problem’. There are professional AES recommendations how to deal with it. It may require cable modification. Some say after that balanced sounds way better vs unbalanced.
