Which Monitor lead/connection should i use?

[antis]

Hey!

Ive got a pair of behringer truth monitors, and i was wondering whats the best connection cord to the mixer.

The truths can fit 2 types of leads (the skinny 'guitar' leads and the wider round socket with prongs). My mixer can fit both of these types.

Ive been borrowing some off my mate which he used to use for his guitar, but as i am looking to purchase my own now, i want to know if there is a difference between these 2 types of leads.

Basically i just want to know which one will give me a better sound

cheers

[ChAbIb]

i dnt think theirs a difference i use the xlr leads which is the wider round socket with prongs. but theyre both balanced and so are the 1/4" lead so it should be the same. just what works out better for you really. i'd pick the xlr's though

[Spectrum]

Hey!

Ive got a pair of behringer truth monitors, and i was wondering whats the best connection cord to the mixer.

The truths can fit 2 types of leads (the skinny 'guitar' leads and the wider round socket with prongs). My mixer can fit both of these types.

Ive been borrowing some off my mate which he used to use for his guitar, but as i am looking to purchase my own now, i want to know if there is a difference between these 2 types of leads.

Basically i just want to know which one will give me a better sound

cheers

What mixer?

Is the 1/4" 'guitar' jack balanced (ie. TRS)? Were the leads also balanced (TRS)?

- You can find out the mixer's capability via the writing near the jacks, or from the manual.
- You can tell which cable is which by the number of bands on the jack. 2 (Tip-Sleeve) = Unbalanced; 3 (Tip-Ring-Sleeve) = Balanced.

Balanced > Non-balanced.

Personally, I'm running Balanced 1/4" jack at the mixer and XLR jack at the monitor. :P

[ChAbIb]

^^ is there a connection for that or did you make it on your own because i need a 1/4" to XLR but dont know if i could buy one

[Spectrum]

^^ is there a connection for that or did you make it on your own because i need a 1/4" to XLR but dont know if i could buy one

My mixer only has 1/4" outs (balanced/unbalanced).

My monitors are 1/4" or XLR.

I was upgrading my original unbalanced 1/4" jack-to-jack connection, saw the Hosa-branded balanced 1/4" to XLR instead, and thought, "Yeah, why not?!".

[littlebrains69]

^^ is there a connection for that or did you make it on your own because i need a 1/4" to XLR but dont know if i could buy one

You can buy 1/4" to XLR leads.... or just a strait adaptor. Dono how the adaptors work with balanced / non balanced though cause all of that doesn't mean much to me.

Thats an example of one of the adaptors:
http://www.cannononline.com.au/catalogue/c2/c25/c199/p368

[brooklyn909]

I know that going from XLR to the RCA jack(connector) unbalances the signal.

[brooklyn909]

^I would like to know how I can avoid this? I have XLR from my master and need to feed into RCA.

[Spectrum]

I know that going from XLR to the RCA jack(connector) unbalances the signal.

^I would like to know how I can avoid this? I have XLR from my master and need to feed into RCA.

Avoid what? Unbalancing a signal before plugging it into RCA?

You can't. RCA is unbalanced.

To save a fancy lead/adaptor, is there another output you could use? Record Out maybe?

Otherwise, a fancy XLR-RCA lead/adaptor is your only solution.

I wouldn't be *that* concerned re losing the balanced connection unless you're running massive cable runs.

Then you'd need to upgrade the thing (amplifier?) you're plugging your mixer into.

[littlebrains69]

^^ While your at it wanna have a stab at educating me in layman's terms what balanced v. unbalanced is? And more so how it's effects?

[Spitchen]

^^ While your at it wanna have a stab at educating me in layman's terms what balanced v. unbalanced is? And more so how it's effects?

This helped me:

http://www.tweakheadz.com/all_about_cables.htm

[littlebrains69]

So balanced cables can just travel for longer distances without picking up static?

[Spitchen]

So balanced cables can just travel for longer distances without picking up static?

Thats the conclusion I came to. So, you can get away with unbalanced RCAs at home and when connecting decks to mixers etc. But you're better off using balanced XLRs when connecting your mixer to an amp, especially if the amp is situated some distance away.

[antis]

thanks for the info

looks like i'll go for the xlr cables

i know the monitors can support balanced, however im not sure if my mixer (djm500) can support balanced. It does not mention this at the back of the mixer, does anyone know if this mixer is balanced?

[littlebrains69]

Well according to that website listed above it won't matter unless your monitors are more than 12 feet from your mixer? So I don't think it matters. Anyway, if its just for DJing I'd dare say it doesn't matter anyway. Unless your doing production and mixing your track and need as true sound replication as possible, just hook it up so it works and spin that shit.

[TurntableTech]

thanks for the info

looks like i'll go for the xlr cables

i know the monitors can support balanced, however im not sure if my mixer (djm500) can support balanced. It does not mention this at the back of the mixer, does anyone know if this mixer is balanced?

That's what the XLR outputs are on the back :crazy:

But having said that, the DJM500 is wired out of phase to all other balance equipment. Pins 2 & 3 are swapped with pin 3 being hot.

[Spitchen]

That's what the XLR outputs are on the back


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