Kondo electronics, single ended or balanced.

[2Windows]

For what I see the Kondo Audio Note preffers to use electronics with single end rca instead of balanced xlr.
I guess kondo electronics is optimized for single ended, pre amp g1000i with only one balanced input, kagura2i specs said xlr input is in unbalanced too
(XLR x1 unbalanced, 2:HOT), how?

Most other manufacters have electronics with more balanced input in their pre amps than single ended, I'm thinking if there is a downside to go full single ended rca route with Kondo electronics instead of balanced xlr. Will pair Kondo with Lampizator pacific-dac, with balanced or single ended, just enquiring the better way to go.

 

[christoph]

For what I see the Kondo Audio Note preffers to use electronics with single end rca instead of balanced xlr.
I guess kondo electronics is optimized for single ended, pre amp g1000i with only one balanced input, kagura2i specs said xlr input is in unbalanced too
(XLR x1 unbalanced, 2:HOT), how?

Most other manufacters have electronics with more balanced input in their pre amps than single ended, I'm thinking if there is a downside to go full single ended rca route with Kondo electronics instead of balanced xlr. Will pair Kondo with Lampizator pacific-dac, with balanced or single ended, just enquiring the better way to go.

After the Kondo gear's topology is per definition single ended, I would definitely go with a single ended Pacific DAC

And as a further benefit, having the Pacific single ended is much cheaper when rolling tubes
I would also opt for the remote Volume Control/preamp option as this gives you the most flexibility when rolling tubes...

 

[2Windows]

After the Kondo gear's topology is per definition single ended, I would definitely go with a single ended Pacific DAC

And as a further benefit, having the Pacific single ended is much cheaper when rolling tubes
I would also opt for the remote Volume Control/preamp option as this gives you the most flexibility when rolling tubes...

Yes, I'm doing some research about it and saw that Kondo electronics topology are single ended unbalanced and Allnic Audio topology also is unbalanced, almost all manufacters make electronics in single ended tube with unbalanced topology, the electronics that use single ended triodes works much better when using an unbalanced input/output.
I think a dac using single ended scheme works better with single ended output, there is less circuits and transformes to make it balanced, thats why I asked if the lampizator pacific works better in unbalanced output, I think that theres another piece in the hardware to make the signal of single ended triode to balanced.

 

[Addicted to hifi]

I think it’s a good idea to try both and decide for yourself which one sounds better.

 

[christoph]

Yes, I'm doing some research about it and saw that Kondo electronics topology are single ended unbalanced and Allnic Audio topology also is unbalanced, almost all manufacters make electronics in single ended tube with unbalanced topology, the electronics that use single ended triodes works much better when using an unbalanced input/output.
I think a dac using single ended scheme works better with single ended output, there is less circuits and transformes to make it balanced, thats why I asked if the lampizator pacific works better in unbalanced output, I think that theres another piece in the hardware to make the signal of single ended triode to balanced.

What did you get finally?
SE or Balanced?