A cable which has a floating braid will add capacitance and basically "choke" the current. You need to ground the braid on at least one end.
DIY Digital cable question
Need to make a short digital cable using Supra Trico coax cable. There is a double braid on this cable. The inner braid is the signal return. The outer copper braid is for additional shielding. When I asked the Supra rep how to connect the outer shield, he said to just let it float. Everything I have read said it needs to be connected to ground on one end or the other. (Wish Almarg was still with us)
Thanks for the input.
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@williewonka - he's talking about a single-ended S/PDIF coax cable, so it will not have a 3-pin XLR plug. However, this is not the same as a XLR analog interconnect. |