what is the accepted standard on balanced terminations from source to amp?

[sbelyo]

I would like to build my new balanced rig properly. Should a source have male or female XLR terminals, and again what should the amp have?

[Fitz]

Outputs are male, inputs are female.

[ujamerstand]

Here you go. Link

[dsavitsk]

Generally, people use male on the source, and female on the amp.

[deepak]

Outputs are male, inputs are female.

Not for you fitz

[sbelyo]

Thanks Guys

[swt61]

Not for you fitz

Funnyman!

[Fitz]

Not for you fitz

[deepak]

I was expecting that

[Voltron]

Obviously. Everybody knows Fitz's amps are gay.

[Tyll Hertsens]

Obviously. Everybody knows Fitz's amps are gay.

And cables are rarely straight.

[Pars]

Just to piggyback onto this thread (instead of making a "Stoopid Questions" thread, which should probably be a sticky for me anyway).

 

For balanced cabling (say for a headphone), I assume the normal is for standard size XLRs, and not minis?

For a 4 pin XLR, is standard pinout:

1  L+

2  L-

3  R+

4  R-

 

Since I haven't really used balanced much, I'm sure I'll have more questions...

Edited January 25, 2013 by Pars

[n_maher]

Yup, that's the 4-pin layout that I've always used and if you ever need confirmation just look up the K1000 manual, that's where it all started as far as I can remember.

[Pars]

Thanks Nate.

 

Some questionable "marketing spin" in the above

 

"The use of oxygen free cables..."

 

[wink]

You buy the cable, you get the oxygen for free......