Re: [AH] Gear with balanced outputs

From Sevo Stille
Sent Sat, Dec 15th 2018, 21:43

Am 15.12.2018 um 13:59 schrieb Boniforti Flavio:
> Hi all!
> I'm about to re-wire my studio (which is still in an unwired status - 
> which means, I can't really work!)...
> Now I was starting to buy balanced cables for gear with balanced 
> outputs, as my REV-7 has or my Electrix Mo-FX units.
> For the following gear, I'm struggling to find the needed information 
> - so I thought some of you could help me out! Thanks in advance!
>
> Kawai RV-4
> MoogerFoogers (seem to be unbalanced, but need confirmation)
> MaM RS3
> Matrix-1000 (the manual states "standard audio cable (guitar cord)" - 
> so this is unbalanced?)
> Boss RRV-10
> Boss RCE-10
> Boss CE-300
> OSCar (I believe this is unbalanced, but just to be sure)
> Moog MiniMoog Model D Reissue
> Strymon Big Sky
>
> Or may I simply assume that all synths are unbalanced and only take 
> care about the "outboard" FX?
>
If any. The top budget rack FX from the eighties were balanced, and so 
was broadcast level gear - but that will generally be evident by the 
dedicated balanced connectors (Cannon, Tuchel, screw panels). Wherever 
items from back then have 1/4" jacks, these are unbalanced. From the 
nineties on, balanced gradually trickled down, and 1/4" TRS balanced 
gear appeared in the mid market. But apart from recent re-issues or the 
odd after-market modification, I'd expect none of the above to be balanced.

Sevo