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Can a rca/xlr converter work in reverse??

guys I have the Genelac di8a rca/xlr converter- since my preamp is balanced and my amps are single ended can I use this unit in reverse to go balanced in and rca out- thereby using 2 female xlr's from my pre to the genelac and then rca from genelac to amp- Or is there another way to hookup while keeping it balanced- running about 3.5 meters-thanks
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almarg
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I see that the Genelec DI8A uses active circuitry to accomplish the conversion, so it definitely cannot be used in reverse. You would be connecting two actively driven outputs together and connecting two inputs together, instead of connecting an output to an input. Auxinput’s suggestion of a Jensen transformer is a good one, especially the PI-2XR (or two PI-XR if you are using monoblocks), although they would cost in the vicinity of $275 plus cabling for two channels of conversion.

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-- Al

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