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    Kurosawsa replied to the thread Balanced tonearm cable.
    I have had the same problem with a Jelco JAC-506 balanced cable. I did not check the internal wiring of that cable unfortunately. It's...
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    Kurosawsa replied to the thread Balanced tonearm cable.
    I have opened the damaged cable and I believe it is the copper that they have soldered on the pin 1 of both xlr3pins. I will try to make...
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    Kurosawsa reacted to Atmasphere's post in the thread Balanced tonearm cable with Like Like.
    Do you mean a separate ground wire instead of the shield of the interconnect? If yes, we found the problem!
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    Kurosawsa replied to the thread Balanced tonearm cable.
    Pin 1 is the ground cable on both xlr3pins
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    Kurosawsa replied to the thread Balanced tonearm cable.
    I got a Pro-ject X8 Evo SuperPack Quintet Blue turntable. It's still in factory mode (I haven't changed anything yet). I had a closer...
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    Kurosawsa reacted to Atmasphere's post in the thread Balanced tonearm cable with Like Like.
    No. More likely the arm cable isn't wired correctly. If we are talking about a balanced connection, pin 3 of the DIN connection is...
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    Kurosawsa replied to the thread Balanced tonearm cable.
    I have bought a new Pro-ject balanced cable. It seems to be fixed (both channels are working). But there's still a buzzing sound even...
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    Kurosawsa replied to the thread Balanced tonearm cable.
    Thanks. I opened the din 5p and it seems some wires are disconnected! I will have to solder them. It won't be easy because the din 5p...
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    Kurosawsa replied to the thread Balanced tonearm cable.
    I can see that ground wire is soldered to pin 1 of both xlr connectors.
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    Kurosawsa reacted to analog2analog's post in the thread Balanced tonearm cable with Like Like.
    Ok! I think I should report back. I made two Balanced phono cables and both works flawlessly. For first cable, I used I 2.5 feet of Van...
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    Kurosawsa replied to the thread Balanced tonearm cable.
    I have turntable with a tonearm that has a 5pin din output. I own an Eleac Alchemy PPA2 phono preamp that has a balanced input...
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