Long cables: speaker or line-level? - Page 2

gromanswe · 18th July 2002, 12:53 AM

Then she can't use a XLR-RCA adapter, can she?
There is only problem when 2 are different.
But I am unsure of which is which

nania · 18th July 2002, 01:29 AM

gromanswe

She did use the aforementioned adapter and I think she disconnected the ground fork at the turntable. If anybody knows how to pinout this oddbal configuration, post it on this thread.

gromanswe · 18th July 2002, 01:58 AM

I would use a RCA-RCA adapter

planet10 · 18th July 2002, 06:09 AM

In your situation for surrounds i'd run long speaker wire.

On the other topics that have come up:

I run about 4m of single ended cable from my pre-amp to my active crossovers with no problems. When my new pre-amp arrives and i get it built, and when i get my new XO designed and built i will be switching to balanced. I'd also like to wire my turntable with balanced/differential output to get the max out of the new pre.

Why does the lady with the TT want XLRs? Does she want to run it differential (ie two connectors) or does she just want a single plug?

dave

nania · 18th July 2002, 12:54 PM

Her phono stage has XLR (balanced) inputs and her turntable has the conductors (wires) listed above. I just need to identify the pinout to put an XLR connector on the turntable so that it can connect to the phono stage (preamp) XLR input.

planet10 · 18th July 2002, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by nania
Her phono stage has XLR (balanced) inputs and her turntable has the conductors (wires) listed above. I just need to identify the pinout to put an XLR connector on the turntable so that it can connect to the phono stage (preamp) XLR input.

A pair of XLR inputs for balanced. The pre-amp manual should have the pin-out or contact the manufacturer or pop the top.

If the arm is wired with a common ground -- The cart hot goes to the non-inverted input, ground to ground and the inverted input is left floating.

If there are seperate grounds you can take them (separatly) to the inverted input and leave the ground unconnected.

dave

18th July 2002, 12:53 AM	#11
gromanswe Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: North	is turntable RCA Then she can't use a XLR-RCA adapter, can she? There is only problem when 2 are different. But I am unsure of which is which

18th July 2002, 01:58 AM	#13
gromanswe Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: North	So her Amp have RCA input? I would use a RCA-RCA adapter

18th July 2002, 06:09 AM	#14
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 5	Re: So her Amp have RCA input? In your situation for surrounds i'd run long speaker wire. On the other topics that have come up: I run about 4m of single ended cable from my pre-amp to my active crossovers with no problems. When my new pre-amp arrives and i get it built, and when i get my new XO designed and built i will be switching to balanced. I'd also like to wire my turntable with balanced/differential output to get the max out of the new pre. Why does the lady with the TT want XLRs? Does she want to run it differential (ie two connectors) or does she just want a single plug? dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com, frugal-phile.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

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18th July 2002, 01:29 AM	#12
nania diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: NY Area	gromanswe She did use the aforementioned adapter and I think she disconnected the ground fork at the turntable. If anybody knows how to pinout this oddbal configuration, post it on this thread.

18th July 2002, 12:54 PM	#15
nania diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: NY Area	Her phono stage has XLR (balanced) inputs and her turntable has the conductors (wires) listed above. I just need to identify the pinout to put an XLR connector on the turntable so that it can connect to the phono stage (preamp) XLR input.

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