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Is there a trick here? re AES/EBU

I brought home a balanced cable (MIT proline digital ref) to try out. I ran it between my Theta Data Basic II and my Theta Gen 5 A......select the appropriate inputs on the Gen 5 a....&....NO SOUND.
Is there some lind of internal switch or some other legerdemain that needs to be done? I have already taken the cover off of both units and the XLR sockets seem to be connected appropriately
Thanks

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gjc
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Can you check the continuity on the cable conductors with a voltmeter in the ohms position
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glen
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Have you disconnected the rca/rca cable? Assuming that's what you were running before.
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lak
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Is it wired correctly for your components? Is there a button to press on your DAC?
dbw1
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Ed at Theta technical support is very nice and very knowledgeable. 818-597-9195 is their number. Dunno if they're open weekends, kinda doubt it.
Of course, I'm assuming you've tried it with rca or bnc or some such and verified that both units work. Also, if you have other balanced components (e.g. preamp and amp) you can verify that the cable works. If this were me (and I assure you I'm not suggesting anyone else would do this), I would make sure I hadn't connected the cable to the DAC's output instead of its input by mistake. I do things like that sometimes...
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