Anyone got a sensibly-priced but decent quality pair of these?
I bought a pair of Van Damme off ebay for a tenner a side (one of them in a fetching fire engine red) but seeking a modest improvement without spending loads.
Wanted: XLR male to RCA male interconnects (stereo pair)
Anyone got a sensibly-priced but decent quality pair of these?
I bought a pair of Van Damme off ebay for a tenner a side (one of them in a fetching fire engine red) but seeking a modest improvement without spending loads.
Still looking, I thought I got some on AoS but cables that arrived were RCA to XLR female
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Tom, why not ask one of the DIYers here to make up a set for you with quality cable and connectors? Or get your soldering iron out and DIY.
What are you connecting anyway? If you are looking for male XLRs I'm guessing the source is the RCA side. Is the XLR side a true balanced XLR connection and if so how are you managing the different sensitivities?
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-Neutri...sAAOSwbeJZpii4
if you're feeling adventurous...take them to bits, like I did with mine and rewired them with hospital grade silver plated hook up wire....they are hanging off the back of my CXN....and now you can use any rca interconnects you like........ they're great...
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'ANDSOME IN THE SUMMER..'ORIBBLE IN THE WINTER. Barney Milne
Cambridge Audio CXN, Seagate nas drive, Michell Gyrodec SE, SME309, Benz M2 Ruby cantilever, Denon DL103, Primare R32, Densen D20, Densen D30, Cambridge Audio 840A V2 integrated, Pioneer SX-N30AE Network Stereo Receiver, Roksan Darius speakers, Technics speakers, Canon speakers, Bastanis Dragonfly Horns, REL Storm III sub, Target R1 speaker stands, Atacama Equinox.
The Silvercore monoblocks are balanced input only but the cheapo cables I bought as a test work fine feeding them from a single ended preamp.
You really don't want to look at my soldering!
Hmm this appraoch appeals!Originally Posted by mad-moon
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[QUOTE=montesquieu;1071687]The Silvercore monoblocks are balanced input only but the cheapo cables I bought as a test work fine feeding them from a single ended preamp.
You really don't want to look at my soldering!
Hmm this appraoch appeals
'ANDSOME IN THE SUMMER..'ORIBBLE IN THE WINTER. Barney Milne
Cambridge Audio CXN, Seagate nas drive, Michell Gyrodec SE, SME309, Benz M2 Ruby cantilever, Denon DL103, Primare R32, Densen D20, Densen D30, Cambridge Audio 840A V2 integrated, Pioneer SX-N30AE Network Stereo Receiver, Roksan Darius speakers, Technics speakers, Canon speakers, Bastanis Dragonfly Horns, REL Storm III sub, Target R1 speaker stands, Atacama Equinox.
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'ANDSOME IN THE SUMMER..'ORIBBLE IN THE WINTER. Barney Milne
Cambridge Audio CXN, Seagate nas drive, Michell Gyrodec SE, SME309, Benz M2 Ruby cantilever, Denon DL103, Primare R32, Densen D20, Densen D30, Cambridge Audio 840A V2 integrated, Pioneer SX-N30AE Network Stereo Receiver, Roksan Darius speakers, Technics speakers, Canon speakers, Bastanis Dragonfly Horns, REL Storm III sub, Target R1 speaker stands, Atacama Equinox.
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That is what I would go for if I couldn't or wouldn't want to make up my own cables.
Advantage: you can use whatever fancy RCA-RCA interconnnect you like
Disadvantage: you introduce an additional plug/socket interface.
If you go down this route, check that pin1 of the XLR is connected to pin 3 (not pin2), otherwise the amplifier will invert the signal.
Last edited by Barry; 22-03-2019 at 19:13. Reason: Addition
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Hi Tom, I have a pair of Van Damme silver plated cable RCA Male TO XLR Male (Neutrik), if you're interested I am probably get them in post tomorrow. PM if interested
Regards Norman
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