How do I wire a balanced ¼” to 5-way binding post?

[guitaro]

I have Event 20/20 monitors that I want to wire to a Samson power amp. The speaker has a balanced ¼” (or XLR) input. I need to wire this to the Samson 5-way binding post output. But is appears that it only accepts (+) and (-) wires; the balanced 1/4'’ cable or the XLR cable will have 3 wires. Is it possible to wire a balanced end to a binding post? And how would I do it?

Thanks,

RC

 

[leadbelly]

http://jensentransformers.com/an/an003.pdf

BTW, if you think an XLR is 1/4", catch me as you to help with layout 🙂

 

[guitaro]

Maybe I didn’t describe it properly. No, I do not think an XLR is ¼”, that’s why the XLR is in quotes. It’s a combo, and accepts either ¼” balanced plug, OR an XLR plug. Most higher-end studio monitors come with this type. But my question remains the same. An unbalanced ¼” has 2 wires and a balanced 3. Can I wire the balanced cable to the binding posts?

 

[pinkmouse]

Are the speakers self powered?. If so, you need line level signal, not speaker level. You should be coming straight out of the desk.