curious what the balanced xlr are for?

It is just an output option really. Its good if you wanted to run directly to an amp.

so i can actually hook up two amps, one through my master outs with rca and the other through my balanced xlr,is that correct

I would not. The levels between the two may be different. I would use the other rcas that your mixer has labeled as "zone" "booth" or "record", if of course the mixer does have those outputs. ALso keep in mind i could hook 100 amps out from my mixer if i wanted. You just would have to bridge them.

balanced and unbalanced are the same. Balanced is a "tech" word for stereo. Unbalanced is basically mono left/right. It all depends how amny amps you are running. You can't tell the difference, because most songs are mono

Balanced and unbalanced are NOT the same. A Balanced connection is handles interference better than a unbalanced signal.

Balanced does not mean 'stereo', and unbalanced does not mean 'mono'. One has nothing to do with the other.

If you are using long cable runs (over 10'), you would want to use the balanced connectors.

For more info, check out this web site: http://homepages.enterprise.net/paul0blitz/techtip/art6.htm

So, if your mixer has XLR (balanced) outs, and your amp has XLR (balanced) inputs, to get the best signal quality, use those together.

Oh, and welcome to the forum Freddie!

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Originally posted by DJ Trak Beat:
[qb]balanced and unbalanced are the same. Balanced is a "tech" word for stereo. Unbalanced is basically mono left/right. It all depends how amny amps you are running. You can't tell the difference, because most songs are mono[/qb]

Not to be rude but that is very, very wrong.

Thanks for all the help to my questions.