Noted on the jumpers. So, no downside going rca to xlr, it will sound the same just not 'better'. If I bought the rca to xlr I wouldn't have to buy the jumpers, that's my thinking.Try it first RCA to RCA and if there is no noise coming out of the speakers you're good to go. The benefits from going from Full RCA to RCA-to-XLR are slim even on amplifiers which have a balanced topology (which doesn't seem to be the case here).
Some ARC amps (like my VT100) have a balanced topology, and perform at their best with a balanced preamp and source, but in your case, I'd expect little benefit (do make sure to use the jumpers on the XLR inputs on the amp)... Of course if you already have XLR wiring in place, there is no harm in playing with adapters.
Ok, so buy the xlr jumper pins and use rca to rca.Simple answer is no.
Only reason to ever do such a thing would be if the amp had no RCA inputs.
I'm not even sure Balanced inputs will work with just two pins wired up.
Thanks for the insight, rca to rca it is then. Just need two jumper pins.I spent an age getting a well known interconnect maker to make an xlr to rca cable from my arc ref 5 to some single ended power amps . we tried several configurations and eventually had to give up becuase of hum. i just used rca to rca then
The post you are responding to seems to be talking about an XLR to RCA situation whereas yours is RCA to XLR. The former is not recommended. Your situation is fine. At worst the sq will be equivalent to RCA to RCA.Thanks for the insight, rca to rca it is then. Just need two jumper pins.
Thanks for clarifying. Seems easier to source rca to xlr cables than finding a pair of jumper pins!The post you are responding to seems to be talking about an XLR to RCA situation whereas yours is RCA to XLR. The former is not recommended. Your situation is fine. At worst the sq will be equivalent to RCA to RCA.
Yes, RCA to XLR is easy and unambiguous. The other way needs to ensure pin 3 is floating (disconnected).Thanks for clarifying. Seems easier to source rca to xlr cables than finding a pair of jumper pins!