Hello, I just joined, primarily for the audiophile products. Looking at purchasing the NHT C3 speakers for our new living room. Space is about 15 feet wide by 33 long and they will fire long ways. Space is just for general listening, music room with all equipment is downstairs, so hoping they will fill it with sound nicely. Cheers.
Mar 18, 2024
Can anyone explain what this means? What part of the 6XX's full potential is not achieved with the stock cable?
Think of it as pushing a cart compared to pushing a cart while someone else pulls it from the other end. It's easier for both of the people involved. In terms of electronics its a higher output power than a single ended amplifier and lower susceptibility to EMI noise inserting itself into the cable.
In the stock cables the returns are shorted in the connector (there's only 3 poles on the connector) so you can't set up a "puller" on each channel independently. You need at least 4 contact points on the connector for "balanced" operation.
In short: "Balanced" amps will clean up the high end of the audio spectrum and make it more clear and you can't do that with the stock cable without reworking the connector.
Note that there are many disagreements about the real advantages of running your headphones in balanced mode, and you also need a balanced amp to get the full advantage (which you still may or may not perceive, depending on your particular setup).
My amp has a ¼-in connector and I probably won't be able to upgrade in the near future, so I will have to count out the XLR connector for now. And it sounds like there is no benefit to the ¼-in version of this product, other than the external feel of the cable.