XLR (male) -> 6.3 mm jack mono or XLR (male)-> 6.3 mm jack stereo

[kitkonis]

Ok, I am little confused now. Can anyone explain which of these cables should I use to connect my active monitors to a soundcard? I know its a stupid question but... some people use stereo, some mono. i dont get it. Please for a explanation. Does it mather or not?

[Spitfire31]

1) Yes, it matters.

2) You should use the XLR > 6.3 mm "stereo" (three pole) jack, since the "stereo" (not!) plug is for balanced mono.

2) Everything you always wanted to know about audio cable connections is here: http://www.rane.com/note110.html

Good luck!

/Joachim

[BertKoor]

No, it doesn't always matter. In a typical home studio (short cables) and for monitors (line level strength & impedance) and if you don't have ground loops an unbalanced connection should be fine.

I did some real world measurements and could not find a significant difference in audio quality between 1 meter balanced high quality cable and 12 meters unbalanced low quality cable plus 3 adapters. There was one difference though: do not step on the cheap cable, that you could hear.

But if you want to be safe, take the balanced cables.

It can be a bit confusing. 1/4" jacks with tip ring sleeve (TRS) have two conductors plus shield. Can be used for balanced mono or unbalanced stereo like headphones.

[kitkonis]

Thanks boys..


so this should be good?

for JBL LSR310S active subwoofer and JBL LSR308 connection: 2x http://www.adamhall.com/en/Adam_Hall_Ca ... 7.5_m.html

and for subwoofer - soundcard connection I would buy: 2x http://www.adamhall.com/en/Adam_Hall_Ca ... 0.0_m.html

I need quality cables, so this would be enough good or? They are quite expansive but I want something good.. mogami is too expensive
just let me know please if I am good with these

[Spitfire31]

No, it doesn't always matter. In a typical home studio (short cables) and for monitors (line level strength & impedance) and if you don't have ground loops an unbalanced connection should be fine.

I did some real world measurements and could not find a significant difference in audio quality between 1 meter balanced high quality cable and 12 meters unbalanced low quality cable plus 3 adapters. There was one difference though: do not step on the cheap cable, that you could hear.

But if you want to be safe, take the balanced cables.

It can be a bit confusing. 1/4" jacks with tip ring sleeve (TRS) have two conductors plus shield. Can be used for balanced mono or unbalanced stereo like headphones.

As an XLR plug was specified by the OP, that indicates a balanced unit. So, you should use a balanced TRS plug in the other end, right?

/Joachim

[BertKoor]

In most cases balanced can be used unbalanced as well. Provided the wiring of the cable is correct