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?   

nymarty

@holmz I was able to try your original suggestion. I was on Emotiva’s website to buy a 12V trigger and they had XLR to RCA adapters, so I bought 2 of them. I hooked up a pair of 20’ balanced XLR cables to my preamp, added the adapter just before my amps and connected a short run of RCA cables between the adapter and the monoblocks. Success. No hum, no feedback, just a silent connection. Sounds petty good, too, when playing music.
Thanks, all, for the help

Glad that worked out.
At least if it didn’t work out, then you would have had the cables needed for the Jensen isolators.

I have a bit of hum seen on a measurement spectrum from the TT, but when I play back file at +12dB I barely hear it with my head against the speaker.
So if it sounds good, then as they say say here, “You’re Larfin.”

Hopefully the next fellow or lady doing a search will find your thread helpful.
Thanks for putting a bow on it.

+1 for Kota1

I have a pair of 25' RCA interconnects with Mogami W2549 cable on Neutrik NF2CB RCA's (or a simpler less expensive execution would be to use Rean NYS352G RCA's).

Extremely pleased.

Good luck

Stay away from XLR/RCA adapters as they will diminish sound quality.

@ebm ​​​​@ghdprentice how do we explain this from 3 weeks ago:

… Success.  No hum, no feedback, just a silent connection.  Sounds petty good, too, when playing music.