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Shorting plugs

I had my spare RCA sockets on the preamp shorted and thought that I didn’t need to worry about the XLR and AES/EBU connections.Wrong assumption! Shorting the latter resulted in a significant reduction of hash and increased clarity in the treble as well as more precise positioning in the sound stage. Everything matters and as tweaks go this one is value for money.

antigrunge2
antigrunge2 OP
1,424 posts
 

It’s shorting plugs in both cases (RCA and XLR)

dweller's avatar
dweller
3,789 posts
 

Pray tell, where might one acquire these shorting plugs/caps? Not found at Music Direct.

nonoise's avatar
nonoise
10,891 posts
 

You can get RCA shorting plugs here.
And you can get XLR shorting plugs here.

No need to pay sky high prices for Cardas or Telos.

Just remember to remove the center pin of the RCA shorting plug on any output (like Pre Amp out, Rec out, Tape out) as it can short out and damage your equipment. Make sure you get ones with removable center pins.

All the best,
Nonoise

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ibmjunkman
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Without a center pin how do the RCA plugs actually electrically short anything? That would just be a dust cap. 

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nonoise
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Just for any "outs" as they warn of . The danger resides in the outer part of the shorting cap touching the metal chassis in any manner should an "out" send a signal. Who’d want that to happen?

All the best,
Nonoise

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