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Pro-Ject Audio True Balanced Connect IT Phono DS cable
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- Connect IT Phono DS RCA - MiniXLR
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About the Pro-Ject Audio True Balanced Connect IT Phono DS cable
Product Description
Only available when you purchase a turntable from us due to too many mistakes made without consultation during the order process.
Pro-Ject Connect IT Phono DS cables connects Pro-Ject True Balanced turntables with True Balanced phono preamps via their RCA/ground > mini XLR jacks. A balanced signal originating from a moving coil (MC) phono cartridge remains balanced through the tonearm and over to the RCA junction box. Setting us apart from the pack, Pro-Ject turntables with RCA/ground outputs are terminated in a balanced configuration within their junction boxes (excluding turntables with built-in phono preamps), providing you the option of sending that balanced signal on to a phono stage with a mini XLR input. Connect it Phono DS RCA > Mini XLR is purpose-designed to carry that signal. It features flexible oxygen-free copper conductors with silver-plated copper connectors and a low capacitance of 90pF (ideal for phono). Standard length is 1.23m (4.04′).
As an example, after you’ve upgraded to an MC cartridge from the stock moving magnet (MM) variety, Connect it Phono DS Mini XLR > Mini XLR carries the balanced signal from turntables like X2 B to phono preamps such as Phono Box S3 B & Phono Box DS3 B with a single run of cable (any turntable & preamp combo with mini XLR jacks can be paired for balanced operation).
We All Need Balance
Balanced transmission of the phono signal is now available in an unprecedented manner. You no longer need to spend thousands to achieve the measurable quietude afforded by balanced phono. The phono signal coming from your cartridge is not unlike that of the microphone signal: extremely low-level thus requiring unusually-high amplification, making it more susceptible to interference (even more-so in the modern era with electronics abound and with wireless signals running rampant). Since the recording industry uses balanced XLR connections to protect the microphone signal, so too should we with the similarly delicate phono signal.
In the early days of music recording & reproduction, balanced operation was necessary for staving off noise; balanced is how it began. As demand increased for easier, more affordable at-home listening, unbalanced (RCA) connections were developed & implemented for cost-cutting & ease-of-manufacture. For the same reasons, this is the type of connection that was popularized. Few looked back and balanced connection in music reproduction became a thing reserved only for the ‘high-end.’ For Pro-Ject, the question became this: why NOT position our customers to hear the difference.
What Do I Need to Get There?
Simply put, you need an MC phono cartridge, a balanced turntable output, a balanced cable and a phono stage with a corresponding balanced input. MC cartridges are inherently balanced (isolated signal from ground) where their MM counterparts are configured differently; they are grounded internally and should only be used with single-ended (RCA) connection for best performance. We ship most of our turntables with Ortofon MM cartridges and RCA/ground cables so that there’s nothing stopping you from hi-fi out of the box. You can upgrade to the balanced experience when the time is right for you.
Balanced Basics
A balanced circuit at the input-end is a key player. A balanced signal accrues noise just like an unbalanced one, however, how it’s handled by the circuit is where the magic happens. A balanced signal includes positive (+) and negative (-) conductors as well as a grounding conductor (per channel). In terms of electrical polarity, the positive (+) and negative (-) signals are inverted copies of one another, that inversion rendering them electrically different as it pertains the balanced circuit. Interference hits the positive (+) and negative (-) conductors identically so noise artifacts are the same in the eyes of said circuit. “Common-Mode Rejection” is implemented by the balanced circuit’s differential amplifier, cancelling (rejecting) what’s identical (the noise!) and leaving the gate open for what’s different (the inverted positive & negative signals). Then only the negative (-) component is inverted to perfectly match the positive (+) one, increasing signal amplitude sans the noise! The topic of course is highly technical and runs much more deeply than our discussion here permits, but what it amounts to for the listener is more music, less noise. With noise eradicated, expect a new degree of depth to the sound stage (allowing more detail to emerge) and wildly heightened dynamics. Truly your favorite records offer more than meets the ear, and we’re here to deliver the full extent of what you’ve been missing.
The new True Balanced connections are available in the S and DS range.
This product is for the Connect IT Phono DS cable in the following variants:
Connect IT Phono DS RCA - MiniXLR [1.23m] for use on existing Debut Carbon Evo, Debut Pro, X1, X2 and other none 5-pin turntables that are connecting to a new variant 5-pin Mini XLR phono stage such as the Phono Box DS3 B.
Connect IT Phono DS Mini-XLR- MiniXLR [1.23m] for use on existing turntables that have a 5 pin Mini-XLR tonearm connection such as the X2B and X8 and provides a fully balanced connection to a phono stage such as the Phono Box DS3 B.
Connect IT Phono DS Mini-XLR- XLR [1.23m] for use on existing turntables that have a 5 pin Mini-XLR connection such as the X2B and X8 and provides a fully balanced connection to a phono stage such as the Phono Box RS2 or other devices with traditional XLR inputs.
Connect IT Phono DS 5P - MiniXLR [1.23m] for use on existing turntables that have a 5 pin din tonearm connection such as the X9, X10, Signature 9, Signature 10 and Signature 12 turntables and provides a fully balanced connection to a phono stage such as the Phono Box DS3 B.
Connect IT Phono DS 5P - XLR [1.23m] for use on existing turntables that have a 5 pin tonearm connection such as the X9, X10, Signature 9, Signature 10 and Signature 12 turntables and provides a fully balanced connection to a phono stage such as the Phono Box RS2 or other devices with traditional XLR inputs.
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- Any item not in its original condition, is damaged or missing parts for reasons not due to our error
- Where the item wasn't marked with an extended returns policy at the end of the checkout process
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