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Old 09-10-2016, 08:50 AM
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I have a Yamaha MG10XU mixer and I need to go from the monitor out, which is TRS (not XLR), to the XLR input on the powered speaker. Is there anything specific I need to look for as I purchase a cable, or will any balanced TRS to XLR cable do just fine? Thanks in advance for the help.
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Methinks any good quality balanced TRS to XLR cable will do the trick.
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Old 09-10-2016, 10:18 AM
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Yes. Any TRS to XLR male cable.

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Old 09-10-2016, 10:55 AM
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I have a Yamaha MG10XU mixer and I need to go from the monitor out, which is TRS (not XLR), to the XLR input on the powered speaker. Is there anything specific I need to look for as I purchase a cable, or will any balanced TRS to XLR cable do just fine? Thanks in advance for the help.
Why not a couple of adapters and then whatever length of XLR you need?

http://www.markertek.com/product/na3...-inch-trs-plug

You might need short interconnect adapters instead as sometimes the TRS outputs are too close together on the smaller consoles to get the XLR adapters. So you might want to use these:

http://www.markertek.com/product/msc...1-5-foot-black
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I use a couple of these for that exact same mixer, they sell a version with male Xlr as well

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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I use a couple of these for that exact same mixer

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
From what the OP says, he needs TRS to XLR male for his application (either a cable, or an adaptor as David suggests).

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From what the OP says, he needs TRS to XLR male for his application (either a cable, or an adaptor as David suggests).

Louis
I realized that after I posted it. It's corrected
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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.
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I realized that after I posted it. It's corrected


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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.

Thanks everyone for the replies! I realize that I can connect the mixer to the speaker with a TS cable, but I run the risk of introducing noise/interference that way, right? I realize it can work, especially with a short run, but it doesn't seem ideal.
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Why not a couple of adapters and then whatever length of XLR you need?

http://www.markertek.com/product/na3...-inch-trs-plug

You might need short interconnect adapters instead as sometimes the TRS outputs are too close together on the smaller consoles to get the XLR adapters. So you might want to use these:

http://www.markertek.com/product/msc...1-5-foot-black
Great ideas. Thank you for sharing it. I just might go this route since I already have plenty of xlr cables.
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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.

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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
This was the point I made in post #10. I think I am going to get an adapter like the one mentioned by dberkowitz since I already have more xlr cables than I need.

Thanks again, everyone, for the help.
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Old 09-10-2016, 01:37 PM
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This was the point I made in post #10. I think I am going to get an adapter like the one mentioned by dberkowitz since I already have more xlr cables than I need.

Thanks again, everyone, for the help.
Sounds like a good plan.

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Old 09-10-2016, 02:32 PM
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Amazon sells GLS TRS to XLR conversion cables in short lengths (3' or 2') in either male or female XLR. Works fine and you can use your XLRs.

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