Using an XLR connection would be of no particular benefit unless both the pre-amp and amp were balanced. Just use I/Cs with regular RCA connectors.
Need 25 foot interconnects
I just moved around my equipment so that the rack with the preamp and digital sources is on the left side of the room and the monoblock amps are just behind the left speaker on a short platform on the floor. I’m using a 15’ RCA interconnect right now, but want to move each monoblock to just behind each speaker — which means I need a longer cable. The monoblocks are unbalanced RCA input only but my preamp can do balanced XLR or unbalanced RCA out. Would a balanced XLR cable plus an XLR to RCA adapter work for this setup and be my best option? Or should I just get a Belden (or similar) 25’ unbalanced RCA interconnect? Or is there a better option?
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I would get Mogami Neglex star quad and some ProFi ends.
However it is probably best to use that Neglex (or Cardis, Canare, etc) star-quad and fit it with XLRs. Then back at the monoblocks use something like these:
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@holmz , +1 The best reason to use XLR is that they are less prone to introducing cable artifacts -sound qualities of the cable. The Jensen are about the best out there and cost only a couple hundred bucks for a pair. Bob |
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