optical/coaxial spdif to balanced XLR

[dequo]

i need something that will do this and nothing more. found this

http://www.jrrshop.com/lynx-options-cblxmdr18-cable-p-1819.html

but im not really sure if its the right thing..

 

[kama]

not.

You'll need a converter between there. Because spdif is digital and xlr is analog, you can't route a signal directly from on e to the other. Something like Behinger Ultramatch will do if you want to go cheap. Unless you have some strange xlr digital in connection...

 

[Dustek]

You might have to route it through a sound card.

 

[dequo]

thanks looks like the behringer ultramatch would be fine. at that price though i might just buy a sound card with balanced outputs anyway.mmm

 

[Dustek]

For that price you can get a great soundcard.

 

[moriaty]

i need something that will do this and nothing more. found this

http://www.jrrshop.com/lynx-options-cblxmdr18-cable-p-1819.html

but im not really sure if its the right thing..

just to clear things, this is just a spdif to AES cable. is digital, to connect a converter with AES connection to a spdif soundcard. so it wont do anything if you plug it from an analogue XLR to spdif, you need an AD or DA converter.

 

[dequo]

just to clear things, this is just a spdif to AES cable. is digital, to connect a converter with AES connection to a spdif soundcard. so it wont do anything if you plug it from an analogue XLR to spdif, you need an AD or DA converter.

yeah i know i was hoping that somewhere in the fatness of the cable there was a tiny DA circuit or something. looking at E-MU Tracker Pre now, anyone had some experience with it or suggest something better