XLR to RCA ????

[RoyB]

Here's my situation.....Bluesound Node2i to Gustard X16 DAC to Sound Artist SA200ia integrated ampolifier

Node 2i coax out to Gustard X16

X16 offers RCA and XLR output

Sound Artist amp only has RCA input

Is there any advantage to using a XLR to RCA cable from X16 to amp? Or just use short RCA cables?

If I wanted to add a Loki EQ into the system, I'd have to put it after the X16 DAC. The Loki only offers RCA.....Again, any advantage going XLR to RCA in this situation?

Thanks

 

[puppet]

I'd stick with the RCA interconnects w/your setup. The output voltage on the DAC's XLR connections are higher than the RCA rating. Your downstream equipment probably can't handle that.
Read the manual.

 

[kongwee]

Just stick to RCA as above. Change to XLR, if you think you want change amps with balanced/differential input.

 

[escksu]

Here's my situation.....Bluesound Node2i to Gustard X16 DAC to Sound Artist SA200ia integrated ampolifier

Node 2i coax out to Gustard X16

X16 offers RCA and XLR output

Sound Artist amp only has RCA input

Is there any advantage to using a XLR to RCA cable from X16 to amp? Or just use short RCA cables?

If I wanted to add a Loki EQ into the system, I'd have to put it after the X16 DAC. The Loki only offers RCA.....Again, any advantage going XLR to RCA in this situation?

Thanks

Using XLR to RCA adapter/cable is no different from connecting to RCA directly.

XLR has 3 wires, hot (signal), cold (inverted signal being) and ground. Inverted signal means the original signal is flipped. The main purpose of XLR is for noise rejection, esp. as long distances. XLR is also louder than RCA because at the amp side, the cold get inverted back and adds to hot, practically doubling its amplitude. And noise due to cable will be cancelled out at this point too.

if you use XLR to rca adapter/cable, the cold is connected to ground. So you get only hot and ground which is no different from RCA output. No noise rejection, nothing.