Quote Originally Posted by kexodusc
Thanks BR. That doesn't really clear much up on the issue, but safe to say Emotiva and other companies like Rotel, NAD, etc should all be doing a better job of specifying how much of the paths in their gear remain balanced. Too many companies getting accused of this...
IMO, equipment having balanced inputs/outputs with other internal stages being single ended IMO is not dishonest as long as the manufacturer does not claim the gear is full differential when its not. Therefore, the manufacturers have no "better job to do". When gear is full diferential, usually the manufacturer will state this clearly. I would hope that anyone who is insistent on having gear that has full differential circuit topology would do their homework.

Differences in topology may boil down to a matter of personal taste. I have the option of runing my gear balanced or unbalanced. I have tried both, and while neither stand out as being superior, I do find a slight difference in the sonic presentation between the two, and prefer the sound of the balanced connections (I did try identical brand and length cables, and level matched). That said, I could happily live with RCA connections if I were forced to.