XLR to RCA Adapter

[agencal]

Hi,
My new goldmund telios 690 amp does not have Xlr inputs and my new mola mola dac does not have rca outputs. I have a few reference grafe xlr cables which i am very happy to use. Which one is better?
1. Use xlr cable at the output of dac and use a xlr to rca adapter and go in to inğut of amp
2. Use a xlr to rca adapter on my dac out, by a new rca cable and go to amp’s rca input?
Sould i wait a quality loss in any of these? Any adapter brand/model that will have less deop in signal quality?
Thanks

 

[djbnh]

I'm a very satisfied Tambaqui owner, albeit one who runs the Mola Mola, my preamp, and my amp in a balanced configuration. That being said, the Tambaqui comes equipped with XLR/RCA adaptors, so you could use those with RCA cables into your integrated amp - no need to purchase adaptors but you would need new RCA cables which could quickly become expensive.

Per the Positive Feedback review, "The Tambaqui natively supports balanced XLR outputs. Also provided with the unit are a pair of XLR-to-RCA adapters. These adapters are specially designed and made for the Tambaqui and are engineered to provide the best possible conversion from a balanced signal to an unbalanced signal."

Perhaps a better way to go about things is if you are happy with, and want to keep your existing XLR cables, Moon Audio and others sell XLR to RCA adaptors - just make sure to choose the right configuration for your needs. Thus, you could use your existing XLR cables at the Tambaqui side, and the adaptors on the integrated amp side.

Best of luck in choosing your adaptors or cables. And enjoy your new integrated amp along with the Mola Mola DAC!

 

[Kal Rubinson]

Per the Positive Feedback review, "The Tambaqui natively supports balanced XLR outputs. Also provided with the unit are a pair of XLR-to-RCA adapters. These adapters are specially designed and made for the Tambaqui and are engineered to provide the best possible conversion from a balanced signal to an unbalanced signal."

Considering that "converting" consists of nothing more than making the proper wiring, I doubt that these can be different from the generic Neutrik adapters. There's really nothing that can possibly be specially designed.

 

[DasguteOhr]

Use a twisted pair cable with seperate shield( xlr) add to the end cable a xlr to rca male adapter.
This way you get part of the benefit of the interference protection (balanced) over the length of the cable against interference from outside.
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