XLR to RCA Cable safe to use?

Submitted by raf1919 t3_ztqyzb in headphones

Hi All, I have Schiit Modius which has 2 outputs. 1 RCA and 1 XRL

I dont have balanced gear so i'm not looking for balanced, rather trying to use 2 amps (not at same time). Can I use a XLR to RCA cable for one of the outputs safely?

My setup.

Modius --> RCA cable --> Heresy

Modius --> XLR to RCA --> Valhalla 2

Trying to see if this is safe to use, basically use 2 amps with 1 Dac for just changing things up without having to deal with unplugging and changing wires everytime.

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verifitting t1_j1euf6h wrote

> Hi All, I have Schiit Modius which has 2 outputs. 1 RCA and 1 XRL

> I dont have balanced gear so i'm not looking for balanced, rather trying to use 2 amps (not at same time). Can I use a XLR to RCA cable for one of the outputs safely?

You have two kinds, one that leaves the other pin floating and one that will tie it to shield(which will short it). The latter is better used for RCA>XLR, the first for XLR>RCA. Both will only carry half of a balanced 4V voltage.

You need something like this

https://benchmarkmedia.com/products/benchmark-xlrfm-to-rca-adapter-cable-pin-3-floating

And not this

https://benchmarkmedia.com/products/benchmark-rca-to-xlrm-adapter-cable

Benchmark cables are expensive though, note these are not sold as pairs.

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