Hi guys,
I mainly record classical music and I'm upgrading my recording chain.
I use Schoeps CMC5 with MK4s, MK21s and MK2Ss capsules, and record to a Marantz PMD671 (using XLR ins on the unit) so far.
I want to upgrade to better preamps first, something like Millennia, Pacifica, Neve Portico and so on.
These units have balanced XLR outs and I'd connect them to unbalanced RCA ins on the Marantz: could signal degradation be a problem in this case? And how much do you rate Marantz A/D conversion compared to consumer PC interface such as Motu, M-Audio, Presonus ecc.?
Or maybe is Lunatec V3 or API A2D better combos due to digital board feeding tha Marantz via Spdif in (bypassing Marantz A/D stage)?
Thank you