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Old 09-10-2016, 01:23 PM
lschwart lschwart is offline
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Originally Posted by Cochese View Post
You don't have to run TRS to XLR out. Most powered speakers have combo jacks that will accept TS,TRS and XLR. Unless you're not getting enough output or experiencing noise. I did a gig last night and ran an unbalanced 1/4" to a QSC K8 we set up for a monitor. It worked fine YMMV.
This is true, but unless you're in a pinch, why not use the best tool for the job? In this case, balanced is more likely to be trouble free than unbalanced, and XLR on at least one end is likely to be a little more secure than 1/4" TRS.

Louis
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