Interesting test, more so because there was a bit of a blind element to it.
I wouldn't expect the balanced/non balanced thing to make any difference, why would it?
For me I don't place any importance on the 'hearing things I never heard' business, you've just made a change so of course your listening more intently. I go on the overall 'tone' of the sound. No doubt there are differences between cables, even if mostly it's about the same level of change as moving your head around a bit. I'm using some Spotfire cables right now and they do seem to have a distinct 'signature'. 'Warm', as you said Ken. But it's slight.
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Hi Ken , good write up . Do you have a link to where I can buy the Mogami cable , wouldn'y mind trying it .
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Brian
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JustBoom DAC . HRT Musicstreamer 2
Amplifier : Sony TA FB740R
Speakers : Tannoy 637
Interconnects : MS Audio / Klotz MC5000 .
Speaker cables : Western Electric 16AG
Regards
Brian
Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment . (Rumi )
Korus Computer Audio music server
JustBoom DAC . HRT Musicstreamer 2
Amplifier : Sony TA FB740R
Speakers : Tannoy 637
Interconnects : MS Audio / Klotz MC5000 .
Speaker cables : Western Electric 16AG
Because with a balanced v single ended cable connection, the cables are doing different things electrically. Eg. the single ended return is connected directly to the audio ground plane, the balanced isn't. The balanced is carrying an inverted + non inverted signals which are independent of the audio ground plane. What difference this makes to the sound, if any, I couldn't say, but the applications are different, so it would be reasonable to assume a difference could exist, as we are not comparing Apples with Apples. So I remain open to the possibility that they MIGHT sound different, but have no evidence that would back that up.
Its a bit like connecting the screen on these two core cable, single ended applications. One end/both ends/not at all, people swear it makes an audible difference, but why should it?
So I don't have all the answers Martin, but I can see the logic in how balanced/single ended hook up might sound different, even with the same cable type.
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