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Unbalanced outputs
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 8:07 am
by Gnashetta
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)?
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 11:58 am
by karmathanever
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
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 8:28 pm
by DonM
Unless you are running extremely long cables from the keyboard to amp or mixer, it will make no difference at all.
DonM
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2014 7:26 am
by karmathanever
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
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2014 3:47 pm
by DonM
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
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 2:18 pm
by karmathanever
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
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 1:11 pm
by DREY
apnex 124a