may I ask a naive XLR (balanced interconnect) question?

mhardy6647

Are the XLR-terminated, balanced "interconnects" -- where used for hifi applications -- wired like standard XLR cables used in commercial sound applications? I.e., is the standard configuration XLR male to XLR female, wired thus?



Thanks!

pitdogg2

Not all but yes most

mhardy6647

Thanks!

afterburnt

No!

mhardy6647

I achieved my goal -- to get a hand-me-down (don't laugh) Behringer DSP 8000 up and running (i.e., interfaced to an unbalanced home hifi).

Just for fun.

[Deleted User]

you will never look back now. Sooner or later
Emo.

mhardy6647

meh, I'm playing.
I mean, I do have a Radio Shack "Realistic" 8-track deck upstairs, too -- you know.
I can handle it. I can quit any time.


Heathkit tuner and RS 8 track by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

rpf65

Girlfriend in high school father had a Realistic 8 track deck. Still trying to figure out how anybody can listen to Polka music, almost 35 years later.

kharp1

It's an acquired taste...

rpf65

Here I thought 8 tracks died because they were mainly used to sell to country and polka music fans.

Amazing the things I continually learn on this site.

mhardy6647

kharp1 wrote: »

It's an acquired taste...

Radio Shack 8 track decks or polka?

For the latter -- beer helps in the acquisition of the taste. A lot.


Harder stuff required in the former case, methinks.

Absolute_Zero

The wiring diagram may or may not be correct depending on equipment. Pin 1 and the case (the rectangular connection) should both be chassis ground. You would have to know how the two pieces that you are interconnecting handle pin 1.

agfrost

rpf65 wrote: »

Girlfriend in high school father had a Realistic 8 track deck. Still trying to figure out how anybody can listen to Polka music, almost 35 years later.

Heck, the only reason I found this forum 12 years ago is because of a typo looking for a polka forum!

kharp1

I've often wondered about this myself as I have a few XLR cables from pro sound days and newer XLR's for home audio, I've read that there can be different configurations and you have to verify both your components as well as cables configuration.

mhardy6647

The Cricket I just got can "diagnose" cable connections -- of course, so can a DMM