Unbalanced outputs

Gnashetta · Post by **Gnashetta** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 8:07 am

I have read that the Pa900 has unbalanced outputs (as oppposed to the pa3x which has balanced outputs). Does anyone know how detrimental to sound quality this is in a live gigging situation, and if there are solutions (perhaps using a DI box)?

karmathanever · Post by **karmathanever** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 11:58 am

I used DI boxes successfully in the past - can't remember which keyboard - think it was PA1XPro or maybe Korg KARMA - but it worked perfectly.

Cheers

Pete

DonM · Post by **DonM** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 8:28 pm

Unless you are running extremely long cables from the keyboard to amp or mixer, it will make no difference at all.
DonM

karmathanever · Post by **karmathanever** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 7:26 am

Unless you are running extremely long cables from the keyboard to amp or mixer, it will make no difference at all.

Not true in my experience - I had a "hiss" on audio on unbalanced cables (3 metre) from one keyboard and the DI boxes (recommended to me by one of our forum members a fair while ago) completely fixed the problem.

CHeers

Pete

DonM · Post by **DonM** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 3:47 pm

O.K. I just have never had a problem with them. Of course you have to use good quality cables. I have had noise on cheap ones sometimes.
Thanks Pete!
DonM

karmathanever · Post by **karmathanever** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 2:18 pm

I have had noise on cheap ones sometimes

Yep - that may have been my problem - can't remember except the DI boxes were a good solution.

Cheers

Pete

DREY · Post by **DREY** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 1:11 pm

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