As the intro to this particular post, I’d like to requote a portion of September’s hands-on review of Pioneer’s XDP-02U portable audio player (the bolded emphasis is mine): Both unbalanced (complete ...

Simple question I think, but I just want to make sure I'm getting the best sound quality possible... In my recording studio I have balanced outputs going to balanced powered studio monitors. I also ...

A few summers of my misspent youth found me working at an outdoor concert venue on the local crew. The local crew helps the show’s technicians — don’t call them roadies; they hate that — put up the ...

XLR is three pronged and eliminates some of the buzzing of RCA, that's all I know, although I'm interested in the topic.

When you plug a guitar into a stage monitor, toss a CD player into your headphones, or hook up a microphone for an informal livestream, chances are you’re dealing with an unbalanced connection. Unlike ...