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Originally posted by AvFan:
I can think of two situations where balanced outputs would be a good idea: 1) when the amp and pre/pro are located in a noisy electrical environment
I doubt many people will put their 997 in a factory where people will be doing arc welding around it. smile

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2) when running self-powered speakers where the signal cable could encounter some electrical interference.
True, but how many people use self-powered speakers?