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	Balanced audio - SRA Wiki
		Balanced audio connections are extremely important in sound recording and production because they allow for the use of very long cables with reduced introduction of outside noise.
		The most common balanced connector is the 3-pin XLR, which is used with microphones because of its durable construction.
		Any noise currents induced into a balanced audio shield will not therefore be directly modulated onto the signal whereas in a two conductor system they will be.
	www.studentradio.org.uk /wiki/index.php?title=Balanced_audio&redirect=no (314 words)

	Cable: Buying Guide
		Balanced lines are generally best for long cable runs due to their ability to reject induced noises.
		In audio, XLR connectors are normally used for transmitting balanced mic and line level signals to mixers or audio to speakers.
		Balanced lines are generally much better for long cable runs due to their ability to reject induced noises.
	www.sweetwater.com /shop/cables/cables_buying-guide.php (2856 words)

	Pro Audio Design :: 877-223-8858
		The RCA connector bridges the worlds of consumer hi-fi and pro audio and is most often used for unbalanced, high impedance signals.
		Connectors - DL DL connectors are primarily used on SSL consoles as the primary multi-pin hookup, typically 96 point, and are similar to the ELCO.
		Speakon connectors are most often seen on larger touring systems where a single multi-pole speaker connection is easier to use and safer then stringing several cables to a stack of speaker cabinets.
	www.proaudiodesign.com /parts_cables/connectors.php?groupID=4&catID=55 (347 words)

	TVTechnology - Audio By Design
		Balance by itself doesn't infer any particular type of cable topology, but in practice, to reduce susceptibility to magnetic interference, balanced audio cable is comprised of a twisted-pair for the signal.
		Balanced circuitry used to be primarily transformer-derived, but now differential active circuitry is used in most applications, although even now sometimes only a transformer will do.
		The source impedance for unbalanced audio circuits tends to be higher than unbalanced, around 1,000 to 10,000 ohms, for operating into a receive impedance of typically 50,000 ohms or higher.
	www.tvtechnology.com /features/audio_by_design/f_mary_c__gruszka.shtml (1360 words)

	Balanced Audio Cables from Blue Jeans Cable
		"Balanced" audio interconnects, supported on the best consumer gear, provide superior noise rejection as compared with "unbalanced" (coaxial) interconnects, because they benefit from a phenomenon known as "common mode noise rejection," where outside electrical noise affects both conductors equally and, in effect, cancels itself out.
		The Neutrik is a solid, well-built connector, with a good strain relief to prevent stress on the cable from being transmitted to the solder joints.
		In addition to the Neutrik XLR connectors, we also carry 1/4 inch TRS Phone Plugs from Canare; these are intended for use where balanced lines are run in a TRS configuration--not, of course, where the 1/4 inch TRS plug is being used for stereo unbalanced audio.
	www.bluejeanscable.com /store/balancedaudio/index.htm (443 words)

	XLR connector
		The most common is the 3-pin XLR3, used almost universally as a balanced audio connector for high quality microphones and connections between equipment.
		The loudspeaker Canon had blue or white insulation (depending on its gender), was intended for connections between audio power amplifiers and loudspeakers, and was superseded in professional audio applications by the speakon connector developed by Neutrik.
		An XLR3M (male) connector is used for an output and an XLR3F (female) for an input.
	www.teachersparadise.com /ency/x/xl/xlr_connector.html (482 words)

	Balancing Act
		There are three wires in a balanced audio connection (Figure 1B): ground, hot (or positive) and cold (or negative).
		At the receiving end of the cable (your mixer or camcorder), the audio circuit understands the correlation of the positive and negative portions of the signal to the ground wire.
		Professional microphones use balanced three-pin connectors, generally referred to as "XLR." Some microphones and mixers use a 1/4-inch connector for audio connections (also called a "phone plug" from their origin in telephone switchboards).
	www.videomaker.com /article/8079 (1451 words)

	Conexiones a entradas balanceadas / Connections to balanced inputs < Referencias de Audio Profesional / Pro Audio ...
		In case of hum when connecting balanced outputs to balanced inputs, it is common practice to lift (disconnect) the shield (ground) at the input connector.
		XLR no-balanceado a XLR balanceado / Unbalanced XLR to balanced XLR
		XLR no-balanceado a XLR balanceado / Unbalanced XLR to balanced 1/4"
	www.doctorproaudio.com /doctor/temas/ref_con.htm (389 words)

	Home Theater: Audio
		Balanced audio uses three wires to carry a single channel of audio.
		One of these two audio wires in called the hot wire (number 1 or +) and the other is called the cold wire (number 2 or -).
		A change from balanced to unbalance or vise-versa is accomplished by using special XLR connectors.
	en.allexperts.com /q/Home-Theater-2859/Audio-1.htm (634 words)

	Cables To Go - Audio/Video Connector Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The 1/4-inch connector is commonly called a phone connector because it was used for years by telephone operators to patch telephone connections together.
		RCA connectors are often used with coaxial cables, where the center conductor terminates to the tip, and the coaxial shield is in contact with the metal ring of the plug.
		The connector is round with the conductor of the cable itself poking through the center of the connector body.
	www.cablestogo.com /resources/AV.asp (1399 words)

	Harmony Central - Balanced Vs. Unbalanced I/O
		Mic connectors are almost always balanced, as evidenced by an XLR jack (a common giveaway that the circuitry is balanced).
		Where balanced lines shine is in situations with long cable runs, especially ones carrying low signal levels that are subject to noise or interference.
		But balanced lines tend to be more expensive, so if you don't really need to go balanced, you're probably okay sticking with unbalanced lines.
	www.harmony-central.com /articles/tips/balanced_vs_unbalanced (790 words)

	SONIFEX Broadcast & Studio Audio Equipment, Portable Hard Disk Recorder, Telephone Hybrid, Network Logger
		Audio is encoded in mpeg layer 2 format and written to a large internal IDE hard disk.
		Once the receiver has successfully locked to a digital input, the LED illuminates, the tally is made, and the audio is routed simultaneously to both the digital audio outputs and converted to analogue audio for monitoring on the front panel headphone socket.
		If the incoming audio signal is not present, the push button LED and remote tally flash to indicate that the incoming digital signal is missing.
	www.independentaudio.com /CDCatalog/HTML/sonifex.html (2627 words)

	Glossary of Studio Monitor Terms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Balanced Line: An audio line comprising three conductors: two carrying signal and a ground (shield) wire, in which one of the signal wires carries the sound and the other carries an inverted copy.
		Balanced lines thus are less susceptible to hum and can carry audio signals over longer distances.
		Phone Connector: a connector based on a plug having a shaft 1/4 inch in diameter that are commonly used as audio connectors on electric guitars, synthesizers and "semi-pro" signal processors and mixers.
	mixguides.com /studiomonitors/Basics/audio-glossary-basic-monitors (3462 words)

	Balanced versus Unbalanced interconnects (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Most balanced connections are made using an XLR style connector.
		In a standard unbalanced connector, the entire audio signal is carried in the center pin.
		In a balanced configuration, Pin 1 is used as the reference (ground) connection, Pin 2 is the audio signal, and pin 3 is also the audio signal, but inverted about the reference voltage.
	www.ofsoundmind.com /OSM2/tech/equipment/balanced.html (656 words)

	Sudeep Audio : Cables
		Connector plugs commonly used on balanced cables are XLR (3-prong mic connector) or TRS (Tip, Ring, Sleeve) 1/4" phone plugs.
		A BALANCED CABLE can be wired to an UNBALANCED CONNECTOR: To wire a 3-pin balanced mic cable to an unbalanced phone plug: the "hot" lead (red or white color-coded insulation) should be soldered to the phone-plug tip, the "cold" lead (fl color-coded insulation) and the shield/ground should be soldered to the phone plug ground lug.
		This can happen when you run audio cables between two pieces of equipment, because both pieces of gear are grounded through their AC cables, so the shield in the connecting audio cable serves to complete a ground circuit loop.
	www.sudeepaudio.com /lessons/technical/cables.htm (547 words)

	Canare Corp. - Quality Cables and Connectors:
		Balanced connectors are able to provide greater noise immunity due to the phase cancelling nature of the twisted pairs and are standard equipment in professional audio installations.
		The primary use of a 3-wire connector is for balanced audio where one wire is a separate ground and the other two carry audio.
		When you connect a balanced output to an unbalanced input, connect the signal input wire to the positive, or hot, output, and connect the ground wire to the ground output connection.
	www.canare.com /index.cfm?objectid=0856671F-3048-7098-AF65F7D06F052510 (801 words)

	Glossary of Connector Terms
		A 25-pin connector borrowed from the computer world, where it's been used for both serial and parallel ports; sometimes used for controlling audio gear by computer or, on THX gear, to connect multiple audio channels with one cable.
		On older audio and video equipment, the speaker connections, and often antenna connections, too, were made with small screws tightened onto a spade lug or even a loop of bare wire.
		A common speaker and antenna connector found primarily—but not exclusively—on less expensive equipment A spring-loaded lever is pressed down and a stripped wire inserted into a hole in the center of the connector.
	white.hometheatertalk.com /connectorglossary.htm (1691 words)

	Sound Advice: Living a Balanced Life
		This is a standard connector in professional audio circles because of the durability and reliable connection.
		Because balanced audio is considered a professional feature, camcorder manufacturers often only include these connections only on their upper-tier products.
		Using balanced audio is a bit more trouble and includes some added expense, but the benefits are instantaneous and easily recognizable.
	www.videomaker.com /article/9732 (1281 words)

	Balanced cable & connectors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Balanced connections are generally less susceptible to interference, hum, and loss.
		Balanced cable, connectors, and equipment is more expensive, so not used in consumer equipment.
		Balanced cables have two wires, twisted together, with a metal braid shield outside.
	www.xprt.net /~rcrowley/tvcaudio/balanced.htm (57 words)

	PS Audio - Cable Products - xStream Audio XLR - xStream Audio XLR More Info
		Balanced XLR connectors are routinely used in recording studios, pro applications, and many of the finest High-End audio video systems.
		A true balanced interconnect in the finest sense of the word, the Statement balanced is a product we would like to suggest sets an entirely new standard for the audio video world to live up to.
		Balanced cables tend to be cleaner, more dynamic and far more open sounding that a single ended cable, even the very best RCA based cables like the PS Audio xStream RCA's.
	www.psaudio.com /products/xstream_audio_xlr_moreinfo.asp (1462 words)

	Audio-Technica - Microphones, headphones, wireless microphone systems, noise-cancelling headphones & more : Important ...
		Balanced lines are much less susceptible to RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) and the pickup of the other electrical noise and hum.
		In a balanced line, the shield of the cable is connected to ground, and the audio signal appears across the two inner wires which are not connected to ground.
		If they are wired out-of-phase to each other, signal levels and tonal balance will be adversely affected, and can change abruptly with small movements of the sound source or the microphones.
	www.audio-technica.com /cms/site/214c5c52432bc79b/index.html (912 words)

	Balanced Input and Output Boards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In one studio we have balanced all the line inputs and the unbalanced outputs of a Soundcraft 800 series desk, as well as a lot of peripherals in the same Studio.
		This gave him a DI box for his keyboards that would drive balanced line inputs or microphone inputs and allowed him to adjust his outputs for optimum performance.
		In another case we have balanced 34 outputs from a Soundcraft desk and 34 inputs to Quad 405s and other amplifiers which are housed remotely from the mixer.
	www.dacs-audio.com /Custom/balanced_IO.htm (578 words)

	Gaines Audio Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
		A balanced line interface is a go-between that allows audio products which have differing input/output standards to talk to each other.
		If that balanced line is then connected to equipment with a balanced input, noise induced into the cable is greatly reduced, resulting in the highest quality transmission from your source to your destination.
		The pro audio industry has pretty much settled on a standard of making all outputs low impedance and all inputs high impedance (sometimes referred to as a bridging input), making it possible to connect any two pieces of audio equipment without giving it a second thought.
	www.gainesaudio.com /faq.htm (1728 words)

	Balanced Wiring
		Balanced audio wiring was first used by the phone company, to send calls over hundreds of miles of low-quality wire without picking up too much noise.
		Audio is balanced equally on these wires, flowing in a positive direction on one wire while in a negative direction on the other.
		Balanced wiring is sometimes called XLR wiring because it often uses that kind of three-pin connector.
	www.dplay.com /dv/balance/balance.html (1898 words)

	Audio Technica AT813 Manufactures Information
		The balanced signal appears across the two interior wires, while the shield grounds the microphone and protects from hum and noise pickup.
		As supplied, the white interior wire and the shield are both connected to the sleeve of a 1/4-inch phone plug, while red interior wire is connected to the phone plug tip as shown in the accompanying diagram.
		To use the microphone into standard balanced (3-pin) low inpedance inputs follow the diagram shown for the Switchcraft A3M plug, connecting the shield to pin#1, the red wire to pin#2 and the white to pin#3.
	www.bsu.edu /met/gobbledygook/cr/audiotechnica/at_813_info.html (752 words)

	Your own audio isolator
		If you put the audio signal to the transformer in such way that the center wire in RCA connector is always connected to the coil end marked as coil start you will get a nice isolator.
		For balanced lines equipped with XLR connectors the audio signals are transported between signal pins 2 and 3.
		There was a day when audio transformers were commodity items and they were in everything, but now they aren't so common and as a result, the cheaper ones aren't in the catalogues any more, and the better ones ccost more than they used to because there aren't the economies of scale.
	www.epanorama.net /documents/groundloop/audio_isolator_building.html (1219 words)

	Balanced Audio Technology FAQ
		In a balanced system, a separate shield or ground conductor will be used to connect the two chassis together, reducing the voltage difference between them.
		The balanced nature of the internal circuit greatly reduces transient demand on the component power supply, further improving signal integrity and noise immunity.
		The balanced interface is becoming the de facto standard for high-end electronics (witness the proliferation of XLR connections on digital converters, power amplifiers, etc.).
	www.balanced.com /faq/balanced.html (1314 words)

	Ultimate XLR Balanced Audio Cable: Cobalt Cable
		This is a super-flexible, incredibly well shielded, balanced audio cable.
		Balanced audio interconnects utilize two conductors, while standard RCA audio interconnects use only a single "unbalanced" conductor.
		However, if you choose to use an RCA connector on this cable, the connection will not be balanced (only XLR connectors can make a balanced connection).
	www.cobaltcable.com /xlr_balanced_cable.htm?source=adwords_g2&wcw=google (719 words)

	Audio Connectors
		For typical balanced lines using 1/4" phone connectors, you should connect the positive phase signal line (hot) to the tip, the negative phase signal line (neutral) to the ring, and the shield to the shield.
		Connect Signal- of the balanced signal to the "ground" pin of the unbalanced connector.
		Connect shield of the balanced signal to the "ground" pin of the unbalanced connector, or if hum is added by doing this, leave the shield unconnected at the unbalanced end.
	www.nullmodem.com /Audio.htm#BalancedLines (958 words)

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