Yes, I'd already bought 0.5m XLR cables with the A90 / D90 purchase, along with 0.5m RCA and 1.5m RCA powered speaker cables, but now with the noise problem I don't want to risk investing in powered speakers with RCA only inputs - even though I was trying to reduce the cost by limiting myself to that interconnect.
Now I'm down the road a bit and thinking if I am going to spend big bucks on a higher end powered speaker with XLR inputs, why not built out a more traditional AMP / speakers configuration. And, now that I am back on the path to reconfigure, it will take me a while to settle on a build.
Thanks, every little bit of idea and experience exchange adds to the solutions
No I haven't tried that myself - I don't want to risk it without confirming it works for someone else.
I've asked a few times if anyone else had tried this, used XLR between the A90 / D90 and used RCA to powered speakers - or even an intermediate amp - but noone responded with their experienced results.
I'm already out the cost of a nice set of 0.5m RCA interconnects and a 1.5m coil of RCA terminated cables I planned to connect to powered speakers. I've decided I'm not ordering RCA powered speakers without hearing someone else's experience / results first.
With the quarantine there aren't any local outlets I could bring in my A90 / D90 / cables to try an RCA connected powered speaker configuration before buying.
Going with XLR interconnects to the powered speakers or an intermediate amplifier is more of a sure thing right now, but I've only recently thought of the intermediate amp.
I was reading up on the new Brystan 4B Cubed amp, and was looking at various floor standing speakers to pair together...
https://bryston.com/amplifiers/4b3/
That would cost me a lot more than my original "inexpensive" powered near field speakers... there are hidden costs to your original "planned build" going awry. So, now I'm scaling back that thought and looking at less expensive amps and speakers.
That's why it's going to be a while before I decide what to end up getting. First I've got to wrestle with my own desires - reign in my desires once again - I had already done that nicely, but now the "horse is out the gate" again.