RCA to Balanced...?

MSkeezer
MSkeezer Posts: 1,183
edited November 2005 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
I just helped a friend put together a first time seperates system. He went with an HK AVR 435 for his pre/pro(plans on upgrading later) and 3 Crown XLS 402 stereo amplifiers. The problem is: The amps only have balanced XLR inputs. Are there any RCA to balanced connectors out there, or did he just run into a goof? Thanks!
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited November 2005
    No, he's fine. Look in the instruction manual, it'll tell you how to hook up single ended sources.
    page 7:
    http://www.crownaudio.com/pdf/amps/133465.pdf
    Gallo Ref 3.1 : Bryston 4b SST : Musical fidelity CD Pre : VPI HW-19
    Gallo Ref AV, Frankengallo Ref 3, LC60i : Bryston 9b SST : Meridian 565
    Jordan JX92s : MF X-T100 : Xray v8
    Backburner:Krell KAV-300i
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited November 2005
    oh, he's probably going to want to crank the volume all the way on the crown- when you hook it up like that it get half the voltage it normal expects.
    Gallo Ref 3.1 : Bryston 4b SST : Musical fidelity CD Pre : VPI HW-19
    Gallo Ref AV, Frankengallo Ref 3, LC60i : Bryston 9b SST : Meridian 565
    Jordan JX92s : MF X-T100 : Xray v8
    Backburner:Krell KAV-300i
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  • MSkeezer
    MSkeezer Posts: 1,183
    edited November 2005
    Thanks. I'll be sure to let him know.
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  • ezc
    ezc Posts: 426
    edited November 2005
    You can also purchase Balanced to single ended or single ended to balanced adapters. I used the balanced adapter on my bat amp, My cdp is single ended & the amp is balanced. Cardas & BAT make them. Or what I use now is a custom cable balanced on one end & single ended on the other. Check your equip pin config. Usually pin 2 is hot & 1 and 3 is ground. You can build one using the confg.
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited November 2005
    Yeah and even if the adapter that you get has the pinout wrong, all that happens is the phase is flipped. Since it'll be flipped for all the channels, you're fine.
    Gallo Ref 3.1 : Bryston 4b SST : Musical fidelity CD Pre : VPI HW-19
    Gallo Ref AV, Frankengallo Ref 3, LC60i : Bryston 9b SST : Meridian 565
    Jordan JX92s : MF X-T100 : Xray v8
    Backburner:Krell KAV-300i
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  • MSkeezer
    MSkeezer Posts: 1,183
    edited November 2005
    Thanks for the suggestions, guys. He says he's going to have Blue Jeans make him some custom single to balanced cabes. I appreciate all the help. Take care.

    Thomas
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