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Balanced XLR to Unbalanced RCA Adapter Interconnect

A high-quality interconnect cable with one XLR male connector and one RCA female connector, featuring solid brass connector bodies with black surface finish and heavy gold plating on contact surfaces.
Balanced XLR to Unbalanced RCA Adapter Interconnect

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Product Overview

The Proper Way To Connect a Balanced Output To an Unbalanced Input

When connecting a balanced output to an unbalanced input on modern audio gear, the proper way to do so is to connect the non-inverted output on the balanced output to the unbalanced input, and leave the inverted output unconnected. Many adapter cables, designed primarily for use with microphones, short the unused output pin to ground. While most equipment, including ours, will tolerate this without damage, it is not recommended, and may unnecessarily stress the output circuitry on your processor or preamp. This adapter was specifically designed to work optimally on modern balanced audio gear - and leaves the unused output line unconnected.

No magic. Simply performance

These new high-quality cables deliver the performance you need in a slim, flexible, easy to route cable. Solid brass connector bodies, with a durable and attractive black surface finish, overmolded internal connections, and heavy gold plating on all electrical contact surfaces ensure a long trouble free service life. Flexible well shielded cable offers excellent electrical performance and protects the integrity of the audio signal. Precision engineered narrow profile connectors offer plenty of clearance for the closely spaced connectors on the rear panel of modern high-channel-count processors.

About E-Connects

If you’re tired of hearing about cables that redefine the laws of physics and promise magical transformations of your system, you’ll find Emotiva’s new e-Connects a refreshing change. There’s no hype or hand-waving here—just the highest level of workmanship and performance. Emotiva e-Connects start with superior materials and components, manufactured to our stringent quality control standards for many years of flawless operation. Engineered by an experienced design team, they reflect our respect for proven, scientific methods. Emotiva e-Connects. Superb performance made affordable.

Product Features

A high-quality interconnect cable with one XLR male connector and one RCA female connector, featuring solid brass connector bodies with black surface finish and heavy gold plating on contact surfaces.

High quality interconnect

Specifically designed for connecting a balanced XLR output to an unbalanced RCA input

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Ricardo R.
Whats not to love ?

Whats not to love ?
The quality is exquisite when they say happy leadining when you try emotive products and listen to it. . right then is when you realize why they said Happy Listening !!
I love !! You will not be disappointed.

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Greg K.
Emotive xlr to Rca cable

Short well made balanced to Rca cable.

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Kevin C.
Professional Quality Cables

I own a recording studio and I use these Emotiva interconnects for critical applications. They are solid and well engineered.

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MusicMan
Balanced XLR to Unbalanced RCA Adapter Interconnect

A lot of the other XLR to RCA adapters available on the Internet can cause damage to your processor by wiring the unused XLR output to ground but not this Emotiva adapter which floats the unused output instead of causing strain on your processor.

I was hoping they made one with a male RCA end instead of the female RCA end but when I called Emotiva they told me they do not make one with a male RCA. The customer service agent Damon sent me a link for a 6" male to male RCA cord set of 2 available on Amazon that worked out perfectly for my setup and I ordered 2 of Emotiva's XLR to RCA adapters and I was golden. Great customer service and a fair price. :star:️:star:️:star:️:star:️:star:️

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Kevin

Just what was needed.

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Mikhail

it works

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Mike
Quality

after watching and reading on others company's (mostly china) make the cables that I ultimately ordered from Emotive, I knew I had made the right choice. Made in US actually not far from my home in TN. Cables are hand made to order not mass produced. Quality is unsurpassed. I will look to this company for all of my audio cabling needs.

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David

Excellent product!

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CRAIG J.
love them

love them

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Michael M.
Solid adapter

Nice solid feel to connection, no hum, great packaging box

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François D.
Excellent

They are very well made and almost the only ones that are wired correctly for stereo equipment.

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sammy-eddie-alex-mike
Works as promised (unlike most audio products)

RCA to XLR cable from Amazon created distortion. I was almost giving up. This adapter plugged directly on the Primeda rca cable and provided a noise-free connection between Lokius and NAD cd-player, In these days of HiFi promises not-kept, the Emotiva adapter was promise-fullfilled.

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David R.
XLR to RCA

An outstanding company with outstanding audiophile affordable products...

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Nathaniel

I like the clarity and low floor noise. Everything is nice and clear.

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Todd Y.
Not needed. Returned in sealed

Not needed. Returned in sealed packaging

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Bill
Works great.

Does what it says. Good product.

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Terry P.
Cables

I'm not using it but at some point I will.

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Jeffery C.
Great quality good output

Great quality good output

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Thompson G.
Balance xlr to rca

Need to convert a phono input subwoofer from XLR to rca. This item was a great option. The shield is not connected to the outside ring of the RCA jack.

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David F.
Have a number of these

Have a number of these already, they work great!

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Wendell S.
Very Nice

Very Nice

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Jay T.
Solid

Solid construction. Noise free. Does exactly what it needs to do!

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Randall W.
Perfect

Perfect

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jason b.
Simple and effective

Serve their purpose. Glad they work and don't call any attention to themselves connecting my XLR outs on my preamp to my RCA ins on my sub.

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Eric G.
Glad I made the switch

Thanks Emotiva for explaining what an improper constructed XLR to RCA adapter cmay do to the processor by causing strain. I bought some adapters in the beginning (China) an notice the build quality was bad and the fact that they were wired as Emotiva warned about. After ordering these, I noticed the build quality was great and the sound quality was clear, the slight hissing/interference electrical noise coming from my surround tweeters went away. I only ask Emotive to provide a Female XLR to Male RCA option (varied lengths) to eliminate the use of another interconnect in the signal path. This takes other possible problems out of the equation. I mean it will be one direct connection rather than connecting to another cable, which may or may not be of the dame quality. This will also save the customer money in having to purchase two interconnects. Overall I'm very satisfied.

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Dave
Excellent adapters

Read about a lot of headaches connecting a DACs XLR outputs to RCA inputs on old preamps or receivers. I stumbled upon this adapter cable that addressed all of the issues. I upgraded my Pi5 DAC to one using XLR outputs from Inno Maker, including their 3. 5mm XLR cables and Emotiva’s adapters,
and connected to my vintage Kenwood Basic system. Perfection. An unbelievable upgrade with outstanding sound. I do wish they were terminated with male RCA ends as it would eliminate one more connection, but otherwise outstanding.

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Harry M.
Nice quality

Nice quality

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Benjamin R.
Emotiva xlr adapter to lfe

Love the xlr adapter. Works well as intended. Connect it to my LFE interconnect from my martin logan subwoofer and plugged it in my XMC-2 and it worked. Sound amazing. Emotiva products are excellent products.

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SeismicFrog
Quick shipping in the niche you need when you need it

Got a new Datasat surround process but the Amp I have is only single-ended, d'oh! Started to pick up microphone to RCA adapters - can't be hard to find! NO! You need the ground not connected to the shield for stereo equipment less you overtax the processor!

Not 3 days later I had 9 adapters and now to... I needed patch cables too. Can't think of it all at once - but when I do Emotiva has it.

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David

Great product!

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David

Great product!