Good RCA - > XLR Cables?
Hi, I’m looking into getting some male RCA to XLR 3 prong cords for my S4mkII, does anyone have any suggestions? I took a look on amazon but many of the products had at least one review saying the cords began to dismantle or had phase issues. I want something solid that I won’t have to replace for some time that’s also not insanely priced because of a brand name.
I’d recommend using male TRS to XLR. The S4 has two main outputs: one balanced (1/4" TRS) and one unbalanced (RCA). Balanced audio is better than unbalanced. In order to have balanced audio, you’ll need a balanced connector on both sides of the cable. XLR’s are balanced, but having an RCA on the other side would make your whole audio signal unbalanced.
Thanks for the feedback! I had some sound guy tell me RCA was balanced and 1/4" was not, glad you cleared that up! I’m now looking into getting some TRS XLR cables.. apparently some of these amazon coords simply aren’t configured correctly, so I need to figure out an XLR cable tester
There is a 1/4" cable that isn’t balanced, it’s called a TS. The one that’s balanced is called a TRS. Make sure you get the right one!
Here’s a table for future reference.
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