xlr to rca cables safe with xda-2?

[musicguy]

I have a set of xlr to rca wires. I think the pins "ground and negative" are shorted together. Is this safe for the DAC?

My rca output go to another device.

musicguy

[MusicHead]

Or you could use something like this:

www.mcmelectronics.com/product/MCM-CUSTOM-AUDIO-555-8485-/555-8485

The advantage would be that allegedely it matches the impedances and adjust levels, the disadvantage that you introduces more active circuitry in the signal path.

[vitek]

same question. 

how to connect properly xlr -> rca ?


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as per 4 or 6?
or another option, same with "6" but not crossing pin 1 with 3. 
as far as i know when output is a true balance crossing "-" with "ground" is prohibited. 

[vcautokid]

Absolutely you could. Remember you will not be able to take advantage of the common noise cancelation running balanced allows as your connection ignores the invert signal, but otherwise no problem at all. If you are coming from an RCA out to the XDA-2 balanced input you are fine. I do like the converter a couple posts up, and that maybe a great idea too.

[vitek]

Thanks very much your reply, 
Fully understand I am loosing balanced based noise deduction, hower I have rca on the amp only, so no use. 

Did not get if I can cross circuit cold and ground, any ideas please?