[SOLVED] BOOTH : TRS to RCA, which cable ?

The DJM 850 "booth" is a 1/4 inch Balance input connector. So you will need a 1/4 inch connector to an RCA.

Pete, thank you for your answer.

I would like to know which type of 1/4 connector (to a RCA) to use : mono (TS) or stereo (TRS) ?

As the destination is a RCA I would tell mono, but is there any short-circuit possible plugging a mono (TS) connector into the balanced (TRS) booth ?

(does DJM detects that it has a TS connector in its TRS booth ?)

According to Wikipedia, sounds like we can, seems that "ring" (part 2 of the connector) can be ground, as "sleeve" (part 1 of the connector).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phone_connector_(audio)#Tip-ring-sleeve_terminology

Am I right ?

Thank you very much !

And regular 1/4 inch to RCA will work. Stereo... Mono.. Shouldn't be an issue... As far as I know, The cables I purchase don't have stereo or mono tags on them. But then again im not looking. I just look at what sizes I need to get. Just go to any Music store and pick up the cables. 

After some researches, and according to the following link :

http://www.rane.com/note110.html

• we must use connection configuration 10b if DJM BOOTH output does not use a transformer nor a cross-coupled output stage (but transistors or Op Amps).

• we must use connection configuration 12 if DJM BOOTH output uses a transformer or a cross-coupled output stage.

Difference consists in connecting one of the two or both signal conductors.

So my question is, does the DJM (850 in my own example) BOOTH output uses :

• a transformer or a cross-coupled output stage.

- transistors or Op Amps.

?

So that we will know exactly which type of cable to use for a BOOTH balanced output to an unbalanced input configuration !

Thank you very much !

You can use either a balanced (TRS) or unbalanced (TS) cable and it will not harm the mixer in any way, nothing will be shorted.

Pulse, thank you very much for your answer !

However, what is the best solution ?

Technical documentation I gave indicates that depending on the hardware, the cabling method for TRS to TS differs.

Do you know how BOOTH output is balanced ?

• method 1 : using a transformer / a cross-coupled output stage ?

• method 2 : using transistors / Op Amps ?

According to that we will know exactly which cabling method to use.

Thank you very much !

@Ben > The Booth Output is TRS (See the FAQ). Beyond that, I'd need to ask the engineers.

Hello Gavin,

Thank you for your answer ! If you could ask the engineers directly, it would be really perfect !

Thank you very much !

Ben

I've asked. When I hear back from them I'll be in touch.

@Ben > The engineers replied with the following:

"Method 1, using TS-RCA cable, is recommended."

Hi Gavin,

That's perfect, thank you very much for this clear answer ! :-)

Ben

You're welcome!