DACs with balanced digital (AES/EBU) output

Balanced digital (AES/EBU)

— digital audio output via XLR connector. This connector differs from the XLR outputs (see the relevant paragraph), firstly, by the signal format, and secondly, by the fact that in this case all sound channels are transmitted through one connector. AES/EBU uses a balanced connection; such a connection makes it possible to use even fairly long wires without compromising sound quality, since interference induced on the cable is automatically filtered when receiving a signal.