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<blockquote data-quote="thylantyr" data-source="post: 1261590" data-attributes="member: 560358"><p><strong> the reason i am asking is that i am trying to figure out how i am gonna hook up my DCX when i finally get it </strong></p><p></p><p>I told you how you will do it, remember? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif</p><p></p><p>You need to digest the data I send to you //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif</p><p></p><p>DCX is female XLR input, male XLR output.</p><p></p><p>Pic;</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.rcrowley.com/ComClone/images/Bottom.JPG" target="_blank">http://www.rcrowley.com/ComClone/images/Bottom.JPG</a></p><p></p><p>The one with holes is female, the other one with prongs is male. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif</p><p></p><p>You need a RCA {male end} to XLR male cable for sending a signal from</p><p></p><p>your 'RCA' source to DCX input.</p><p></p><p>Pic of XLR male end.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.tonycolter.com/photos/potd/potd-20030429.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.tonycolter.com/photos/potd/potd-20030429.jpg</a></p><p></p><p>For DCX output, you need a female XLR to 'whatever' cable.</p><p></p><p>female XLR looks like this;</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.coutant.org/a3f2.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.coutant.org/a3f2.jpg</a></p><p></p><p>So.. if you have a proamp, you need a XLR [female] to XLR [male] cable</p><p></p><p>when using the DCX output. If you use a home amp with RCA input,</p><p></p><p>you need XLR [female] to RCA [male] cable.</p><p></p><p>Since the DCX output is a 'strong' signal you may not get the best signal to</p><p></p><p>noise ratio as home amplfiers have 'more gain', so you can cheat and reduce</p><p></p><p>output gain by 6dB if you do a 'trick' to the XLR to RCA output cable.</p><p></p><p>You can DIY these cables if you are skilled in soldering or you can buy</p><p></p><p>these adapter cables.</p><p></p><p>I don't know if the make the -6dB XLR to RCA cable.</p><p></p><p>If you want to DIY cables;</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.caraudioforum.com/vbb3/showthread.php?t=220559&amp;highlight=cables" target="_blank">http://www.caraudioforum.com/vbb3/showthread.php?t=220559&amp;highlight=cables</a></p><p></p><p>Once you get past the interconnect issue, the rest should be easy. If you never used XLR before,</p><p></p><p>it will be confusing. Take your time to digest the data. XLR in proaudio is a balanced interconnect,</p><p></p><p>home audio is unbalanced.</p><p></p><p>Who, what, why on this subject found here;</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.rane.com/note151.html" target="_blank">http://www.rane.com/note151.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thylantyr, post: 1261590, member: 560358"] [B] the reason i am asking is that i am trying to figure out how i am gonna hook up my DCX when i finally get it [/B] I told you how you will do it, remember? [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] You need to digest the data I send to you [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif[/IMG] DCX is female XLR input, male XLR output. Pic; [URL="http://www.rcrowley.com/ComClone/images/Bottom.JPG"]http://www.rcrowley.com/ComClone/images/Bottom.JPG[/URL] The one with holes is female, the other one with prongs is male. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif[/IMG] You need a RCA {male end} to XLR male cable for sending a signal from your 'RCA' source to DCX input. Pic of XLR male end. [URL="http://www.tonycolter.com/photos/potd/potd-20030429.jpg"]http://www.tonycolter.com/photos/potd/potd-20030429.jpg[/URL] For DCX output, you need a female XLR to 'whatever' cable. female XLR looks like this; [URL="http://www.coutant.org/a3f2.jpg"]http://www.coutant.org/a3f2.jpg[/URL] So.. if you have a proamp, you need a XLR [female] to XLR [male] cable when using the DCX output. If you use a home amp with RCA input, you need XLR [female] to RCA [male] cable. Since the DCX output is a 'strong' signal you may not get the best signal to noise ratio as home amplfiers have 'more gain', so you can cheat and reduce output gain by 6dB if you do a 'trick' to the XLR to RCA output cable. You can DIY these cables if you are skilled in soldering or you can buy these adapter cables. I don't know if the make the -6dB XLR to RCA cable. If you want to DIY cables; [URL="http://www.caraudioforum.com/vbb3/showthread.php?t=220559&highlight=cables"]http://www.caraudioforum.com/vbb3/showthread.php?t=220559&highlight=cables[/URL] Once you get past the interconnect issue, the rest should be easy. If you never used XLR before, it will be confusing. Take your time to digest the data. XLR in proaudio is a balanced interconnect, home audio is unbalanced. Who, what, why on this subject found here; [URL="http://www.rane.com/note151.html"]http://www.rane.com/note151.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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