Hi
My daughters band has a Behringer Xenyx 1002FX Mixer and 2 x Alto TS312 active speakers.
We currently use jack plug wires from the mixer to the speakers as the behringer only has jack out and the TSA312s can tack either XLR or Jack.
We feel that moving to XLR cables would be better for quality but is the adaptors to go from the behringer jack to XLR or is it not possible.
Many thanks for any advice.
My daughters band has a Behringer Xenyx 1002FX Mixer and 2 x Alto TS312 active speakers.
We currently use jack plug wires from the mixer to the speakers as the behringer only has jack out and the TSA312s can tack either XLR or Jack.
We feel that moving to XLR cables would be better for quality but is the adaptors to go from the behringer jack to XLR or is it not possible.
Many thanks for any advice.
According to The Fine Manual, the outputs are unbalanced anyway so you would gain no advantage using XLR cabling with this mixer.
The jacks on the Xenyx are TRS and have a pseudo balanced output. Your Alto input accepts a TRS balanced. So try a TRS to TRS cable.
Or TRS to XLR - XLR is less likely to get broken or have the jack wear out.
And for that matter, they make, and I even used to sell, cords with plain TS on one end and an XLR on the other, but the XLR had a impedance matching transformer inside it.
But really I suspect that is going farther than needed. In fact, for the first poster, you think using XLR might be "better", but really, using it that way you do currently, is there any noise problem?
But really I suspect that is going farther than needed. In fact, for the first poster, you think using XLR might be "better", but really, using it that way you do currently, is there any noise problem?
so if no appreciable length is used like an old school 150 foot snake and the mixer lives less then 50 feet from the powered speakers there's nothing to be gained....and given that the bands mix is going through a 4 channel mixer just how critical is the connection standard... really...
As long as those cables aren't unshielded speaker cables there is no sound quality difference between TRS and XLR.. they are the same electrically.
If you use just TS cables you can get a nasty ground loop. It’s more than just a little obvious if it happens, and you will want to get rid of it. Two separate speaker/amplifiers plugged into two different wall sockets hooked to the same source is about the worst you can get. With XLR/TRS/balanced it’s far less likely, and you can always lift the ground (shield/Pin 1) if you have to.
I have plenty of TS to XLR cables too - and they don’t have the matching transformer. They’re really just for plugging dynamic mics into an unbalanced input (Not phantom power capable). For 15 foot cables its no issue with noise pickup, and ground loops can’t happen since the mics don’t plug into the wall. Usually the XLR on one of those cables is the wrong sex for plugging into an amp.
I have plenty of TS to XLR cables too - and they don’t have the matching transformer. They’re really just for plugging dynamic mics into an unbalanced input (Not phantom power capable). For 15 foot cables its no issue with noise pickup, and ground loops can’t happen since the mics don’t plug into the wall. Usually the XLR on one of those cables is the wrong sex for plugging into an amp.
Of course not all TS to XLR include a transformer. I just point out that they do make them. And someone worried about impedance matching could consider them. But I agree with others in saying it shouldn't be necessary.
The ones that come with a cheap mic ain’t gonna have no transformer. If it DID, you could use them to break a ground loop. Way more expensive solution than just a TRS-XLR cable, but would be necessary if the mixer just had unbal TS outputs. Cheap Behringer equipment is at least impedance-balanced, and if plugged into a balanced input won’t hum up a storm. If OP is just using TS cables and it isn’t humming up a storm he ought to buy a lottery ticket (Maybe he’ll get lucky again and win millions). Probably has TRS already. The only thing “wrong” with TRS plugs/jacks is that cheap ones break.