Whats the best way to connect a balanced source to an unbalanced input?
You’ll need to check your equipment manual for this one, as the way you wire the cable depends on the design of the balanced output stage. In some cases you need to link the cold and screen pins at the balanced end (if the output stage is ‘fully floating’) while in others you must leave the cold pin disconnected. In situations that require the latter approach, you will probably find that the signal level is 6dB lower than when using the equipment balanced. This is because you’re only using one half of the signal from the output stage.
