My Adcom pre-amp is dying a slow painful death. The left channel is getting weaker and weaker. I'm thinking about getting the new Emotiva XSP-1 when it comes out. It supports balanced inputs and outputs. Now my question, since I use blue jeans cables (from the CD to the Preamp) and (From the Pre-amp to my XPA-2) I'm now sure what balanced will get me.

For example, with out the blue jeans cables, the system is too bright. Wouldn't that be the same with the balanced cables as well? (In other words, the additional capacitance of the blue jeans mellows out the sound--which would be gone with the balanced cables??)

Thanks,
Stan