Best home audio monitor cable

[SourDeez 10+ year member]

Is XLR > RCA better than 1/4 TRS > Dual RCA for interference because of the balance or would it not make a difference?

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[jteske88 10+ year member]

xlr is a balanced connection, rca unbalanced, chances of you noticeing, slim to none

 

[gckless 5,000+ posts]

In analog cables, it does make a difference. From my guitar/pro audio experience, 1/4 TRS has the possibility to absolutely suck. Never once had a problem with XLR. Don't know how that would compare to RCA though, never noticed a problem with RCA, especially in a home.

 

[SourDeez 10+ year member]

xlr is a balanced connection, rca unbalanced, chances of you noticeing, slim to none

In analog cables, it does make a difference. From my guitar/pro audio experience, 1/4 TRS has the possibility to absolutely suck. Never once had a problem with XLR. Don't know how that would compare to RCA though, never noticed a problem with RCA, especially in a home.

I am currently running my monitors thru 1/4 TRS > RCA right now and its getting mad interference from my PC. Probly due to grounding/routers/vid card activity but I just ordered xlr > RCA as I read they will work alot better due to being balanced so hopefully it fixes my prob

 

[R34P3R 10+ year member]

Is this audio shit in the dome?

 

[SourDeez 10+ year member]

Is this audio shit in the dome?

Chea get on my level fam

 

[esmokah 10+ year member]

I have rcas from my djm-707 mixer to my krks and i use a 1/8" stereo minijack to rca cable from my laptop with noise. Is your outlet grounded? how about trying turning off all your sound card channels in the mixer one at a time to see if one option is outputting your noise.

Working in peoples' homes i've bumped cords hooking up modems and routers and have heard lots of hums. There could be something else on that circuit causing interference getting into your stereo

 

[SourDeez 10+ year member]

I have rcas from my djm-707 mixer to my krks and i use a 1/8" stereo minijack to rca cable from my laptop with noise. Is your outlet grounded? how about trying turning off all your sound card channels in the mixer one at a time to see if one option is outputting your noise.

I have an onboard soundcard, internal soundcard AND an external sound card and I get noise from any three of the options

Yes the outlets are all grounded, and I have tried even running the monitors on a seperate circuit from the source. I have messed with basically EVERYTHING possible short from replacing the cords. Ordered up some premium XLR so hopefully those will be solid.

The noise is like interference from my PC, when I move the mouse, run programs that are power heavy etc. Its a buzzing sound

 

[esmokah 10+ year member]

That **** is just as bad as alternator whine.