Xlr balanced inputs new question-tavo

tavogee
tavogee Posts: 91
edited January 2011 in Electronics
Sorry, I had another xlr thread somewhere. This is regarding the audio cables I seen online at monoprice. One end of the cable is rca (which I can use on my Onkyo receivers pre-out), the other end of the cable is xlr (which I can connect to my Emo amp). Does anyone in this community know if that arraignment is giving me the true intended purpose of a xlr balanced cable?
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  • jinjuku
    jinjuku Posts: 1,523
    edited January 2011
    tavogee wrote: »
    Sorry, I had another xlr thread somewhere. This is regarding the audio cables I seen online at monoprice. One end of the cable is rca (which I can use on my Onkyo receivers pre-out), the other end of the cable is xlr (which I can connect to my Emo amp). Does anyone in this community know if that arraignment is giving me the true intended purpose of a xlr balanced cable?

    No, the RCA is unbalanced so the cable is unbalanced. Just stick with RCA<->RCA.
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  • Audioquest
    Audioquest Posts: 104
    edited January 2011
    That is in effect, just an adapter from one to the other, zero benefit.
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  • tavogee
    tavogee Posts: 91
    edited January 2011
    Thank you, makes sense now!
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited January 2011
    tavogee wrote: »
    Sorry, I had another xlr thread somewhere. This is regarding the audio cables I seen online at monoprice. One end of the cable is rca (which I can use on my Onkyo receivers pre-out), the other end of the cable is xlr (which I can connect to my Emo amp). Does anyone in this community know if that arraignment is giving me the true intended purpose of a xlr balanced cable?
    Defeats the purpose of balanced signal.
    jinjuku wrote: »
    No, the RCA is unbalanced so the cable is unbalanced. Just stick with RCA<->RCA.
    Agreed!
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