@holmz ,
+1
The best reason to use XLR is that they are less prone to introducing cable artifacts -sound qualities of the cable.
The Jensen are about the best out there and cost only a couple hundred bucks for a pair.
Bob
Need 25 foot interconnects
I just moved around my equipment so that the rack with the preamp and digital sources is on the left side of the room and the monoblock amps are just behind the left speaker on a short platform on the floor. I’m using a 15’ RCA interconnect right now, but want to move each monoblock to just behind each speaker — which means I need a longer cable. The monoblocks are unbalanced RCA input only but my preamp can do balanced XLR or unbalanced RCA out. Would a balanced XLR cable plus an XLR to RCA adapter work for this setup and be my best option? Or should I just get a Belden (or similar) 25’ unbalanced RCA interconnect? Or is there a better option?
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@holmz thanks for that advice. I also read that Cardas makes an XLR to RCA adapter that I can order with the ground pin floated. Would that do the same thing as the Jensen? Or would I just lose the value of the balanced cable by floating the ground at one end? with the Jensen, I’m assuming I’d run a long balanced cable out of preamp and then a short IC from Jensen to amp. Thanks. |
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I'm running 20' RCA cables and it didn't make a difference in sound when I used a 3' RCA cable, I compared them in the same room with the same equipment. I'm not saying your balanced output may not sound better, but I don't think that going from 15' to 25' with RCA is going to make any difference, unless you are picking up noise on your RCA cables. |
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