The picture shows both styles of cables. The one on the right is a single ended, traditional RCA style of cable we're all used to. Note all that's there is a single wire in the middle (hot or where the signal goes) and the outer conductor, which is ground
The one on the left is a balanced or XLR cable some of us use, while others just wonder what the differences are.
The first thing you might notice is the balanced cable is really nothing more than the center conductor of two separate single ended cables, bundled together. It has a single, common shield or ground around the outside.
Tomorrow let's start to look at why that might make sense to do and what the differences are.
Balanced view
The picture shows both styles of cables. The one on the right is a single ended, traditional RCA style of cable we're all used to. Note all that's there is a single wire in the middle (hot or where the signal goes) and the outer conductor, which is ground
The one on the left is a balanced or XLR cable some of us use, while others just wonder what the differences are.
The first thing you might notice is the balanced cable is really nothing more than the center conductor of two separate single ended cables, bundled together. It has a single, common shield or ground around the outside.
Tomorrow let's start to look at why that might make sense to do and what the differences are.
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