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Unbalanced Linn Majik DSM4 to Balanced DIY Nilai

Tomodig

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Hi, waiting on my speakers, a pair of Revel Performa 208s - while doing so i pulled the gun on a great price on a Majik DSM 4 which only has unbalanced outputs (RCA) and been following and reading enough to want to try a DIY kit on a Hypex Nilai amp, which only has balanced inputs.
Would i get any drawbacks from using a RCA to XLR cable or should I just jump ship on wanting to try the Nilai with current gear. Any other suggestions?

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Welcome to ASR!

Using an RCA to XLR adapter cable will work just fine. (Below is taken from the Hypex NC400 datasheet, which is also applicable to the Nilai.)

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Set the gain of the Nilai to high, and you will get full rated output with the de facto standard full scale RCA output of 2 V.

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