Converting balanced to RCA?

Marklivia - Well, if you had bought them form Markertek, they would have been assembled. That's why they charge a couple of bucks more tha other places. Same connector Sedond canbuy for $ 7, sans the soldering (which, given my utter lack of skill w/ a soldering iron, is well worth the couple extra bucks)

I mail-ordered the Neutrik RCA to XLR adapters from Markertek for $10.95 a piece. They came assembled and worked perfectly.

the $7 neutriks i bought were plug-n-play; they're in use currently, no soldering required....

Sedond - Wow! Does the shop you use have a WebSite? I ordered a couple of the Neutrik adpaters for $ 7.00 from a large electronics firm on the web and they came disassembled.

alexc, no www - yust the local place to buy musical instruments & pro gear. i wasd *gonna* order 'em from a place like marketek, but the local store had 'em in-stock & i wanted 'em *now*! price was yust an added benny. if ya know the exact config - m-m, m-f, etc., mebbe they'd do a mail-order....