hi guys, i need some info from you experts. i am building a signal cable to connect my dac to the preamp. the dac has only balanced xlr outputs, while the preamp only has unbalanced rca. not to use rca-xlr adapters I enjoy building some nice cables. the designer of the dac told me that the connections, in the specific case of this dac, are: phase + on pin 2, phase - and shield together on pin 1, pin 1 connected to the connector body to the chassis. pin 3 remains disconnected. So far so good, but I came across this Ramm Audio Elite 8 signal cable, which has not two conductors plus the screen, but 3 conductors (Green, red and white(?))plus the screen. how do i connect them? two conductors on pin 2 and one with the shield on pin 1, or one on pin 2 and two with the shield on pin 1?
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only leave the screen connected to ground on 1 set of the connections, preferably those are connected to your receiver
There's no need to use the third wire.
The screen should be connected at the sending end only i.e. at the XLR in your case.
The screen should be connected at the sending end only i.e. at the XLR in your case.
ok, at most I can use the third wire together with the negative or the positive, to increase the diameter?
Reducing the resistance is not necessary.
I'd rather not create a loop by connecting two wires to carry the same signal. I say this with no particular justification, but why risk any ill effects?
I'd rather not create a loop by connecting two wires to carry the same signal. I say this with no particular justification, but why risk any ill effects?