Hey guys,
I see a lot of products online that allow one to plug in an XLR cable at one end, and an RCA cable at the other.
I want to do this in a way that is as transparent as possible, while rejecting as much common mode noise as possible. To be more concrete, the chain I'm considering is SOURCE -> XLR -> PASSIVE CONVERTER -> RCA -> AMP, and the XLR cable run will be 20+ feet long, so there's a legit risk of picking up undesired noise.
Surely some of these options must be better than others:
- XLR -> RCA cable
- XLR -> passive converter box -> RCA
- XLR -> active converter box -> RCA
And perhaps I'm missing some options either within these choices or aside from them.
EDIT: It occurs to me that I can buy a transparent, yet relatively cheap differential amplifier to terminate the XLR connection after the long cable run, and connect via RCA to a stereo amp. But I hope there's a more efficient option out there!
I see a lot of products online that allow one to plug in an XLR cable at one end, and an RCA cable at the other.
I want to do this in a way that is as transparent as possible, while rejecting as much common mode noise as possible. To be more concrete, the chain I'm considering is SOURCE -> XLR -> PASSIVE CONVERTER -> RCA -> AMP, and the XLR cable run will be 20+ feet long, so there's a legit risk of picking up undesired noise.
Surely some of these options must be better than others:
- XLR -> RCA cable
- XLR -> passive converter box -> RCA
- XLR -> active converter box -> RCA
And perhaps I'm missing some options either within these choices or aside from them.
EDIT: It occurs to me that I can buy a transparent, yet relatively cheap differential amplifier to terminate the XLR connection after the long cable run, and connect via RCA to a stereo amp. But I hope there's a more efficient option out there!
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