Hi
I’m building a little hifi setup that’ll use XLR interconnects and speaker cabling. This is just for aesthetics but It’ll be balanced where applicable .
What is the rule of thumb for when to use a male or female SOCKET? I real that it’s:
Outputs = Male
Inputs = Female
So…
Sources: (media player): male socket,
Preamp: Inputs: all female sockets; Output to amp: male sockets
Amp input: female
Does this carry over to speaker cabling:
Output from amp: male
Speaker: input female
Correct?
Thank you
I’m building a little hifi setup that’ll use XLR interconnects and speaker cabling. This is just for aesthetics but It’ll be balanced where applicable .
What is the rule of thumb for when to use a male or female SOCKET? I real that it’s:
Outputs = Male
Inputs = Female
So…
Sources: (media player): male socket,
Preamp: Inputs: all female sockets; Output to amp: male sockets
Amp input: female
Does this carry over to speaker cabling:
Output from amp: male
Speaker: input female
Correct?
Thank you
For line and microphone level signals, the outputs are indeed male and the inputs female. (Although a Dutch national broadcasting organization used to use the same gender for outputs and inputs, so they didn't have to worry about the direction of the cables - but that was very non-standard.)
Thanks. I thought about speakon but I have an excess of sockets … I might still use speakon so it’s more standardised.Regarding amp output to speaker XLR is not too common solution. Therefore I recommend to use bananas or Speacon.
3-pin XLR are standard for electric wheelchair and mobility scooter 24V charging sockets for instance.
They are/were used over 1/4" jacks for speakers because they don't short the amp output when plugged!
Very much recommend SpeakOn for speakers as they are actually designed for the purpose.
They are/were used over 1/4" jacks for speakers because they don't short the amp output when plugged!
Very much recommend SpeakOn for speakers as they are actually designed for the purpose.