To maintain polarity, you must connect pos. pin out to pos. pin in (and ditto the neg. pins) and ghostrider's suggestion is correct. If you're handy with a small soldering iron, you should have no trouble disassembling the XLR's at one end and making the switch. TIP: I've always found the female XLR's easier to work with :~)
Must XLR pin configurations match?
I will be connecting my SACDP to an integrated amp using balanced IC's. The SACDP uses the US standard with pin 2- while the amp employs the European standard with pin 2+. Must I find XLR ICs with internally crossed wires for pins 2&3 or will standard balanced interconnects work? Can I easily make the change myself? If not, are these IC's commonly stocked by vendors? Thanks.