Check the documentation of your gear (or the labels on the gear itself, near the jacks) to determine what type of signal a given jack is designed to support, if you’re not certain. The wiring for microphones, and the interconnect cables between consoles, signal processors, and amps, etc. Audio source and the quality of materials in the actual cable's construction determine sound quality more than anything.

When utilizing speakers or specific balanced gear, whenever possible we would recommend to use the proper balanced cables.If you are running an 1/4″ cable that is TRS then you are utilizing a balanced cable that is designed for longer runs, which is likely why you are not getting noise from a balanced device to a speaker.

Knowing which cables to use and when to use them requires some background knowledge, so let’s take a look at what that is! They have better signal-to-noise ratio, much lower impedance signals, and almost no external noise or distortion.The other problem is that I would like to play my recording from the DAW back to the organ through the UR22, and this gives a horrendous amount of buzzing and shushing. Because of this, balanced cables can support much longer cable runs; 50 to 100 feet (15-30 meters) is not uncommon, though even shorter runs will often use balanced wiring to protect against noise. Superior grade noiseless oxygen free copper (OFC) ensures no colouration to your sound and no more annoying buzzing! Unbalanced" has a negative connotation, and many users may interpret that to mean that they should avoid unbalanced cables altogether.

If your goods develop a fault within the warranty period, we'll quickly repair or replace the item for you. For this purpose, the robust and durable KLOTZ connectors are used in combination with the proven bestseller microphone cable MY206 with extra-large conductor cross-section of 0. If using a computer soundcard and wish to have balanced cables to avoid the hum/noise of the computer monitor/mouse moving,does the soundcard have to have “balanced outputs”. So if I carried a balanced cable in my bag, would work any WORSE than an unbalanced cable if the devices were not balanced? NP3X-BAG to NP3X-BAG - Straight to Straight 3 pole Jack cable connectors with black metal housing and Silver contacts.

They’re less susceptible to noise and provide a more reliable signal, which is stronger over long distances.

Main FeaturesConnectors: Stereo minijack to balanced 1/4 inch male jackLength: 1 metre/3ftREAN connectorsStagg NAC1MPSPSR Stereo minijack to balanced 1/4 inch male jack cable with REAN connectors. However, any distortion that occurs will affect both the signals, so when they are flipped at the end, the distortion will be out of phase, and will cancel itself out. Finally a particularly dense spiral shield provides maximum shielding even under large mechanical loads.Is there any point in going balanced (XLR) from DAC to pre-amp with 1m cable and then unbalanced (RCA) to amplifiers. Unbalanced audio, on the other hand, is susceptible to picking up noise and interference over longer distances. Microphones and peripheral devices often need to be joined up using connections other than the classic XLR-XLR, such as jack connections.