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In Reply to: Is this a balanced signal path? posted by Nglazer on December 6, 2014 at 07:23:57:
A balanced signal path involves differential signalling which requires both ends to feature balanced circuitry in order to form a "relationship" between both source and load. An unbalanced line-level rca interconnect interface, also known as a single-ended cable, involves no balanced circuitry to form a balanced relationship between the two ends of the cable. As such, it's not possible to have a true balanced signal path without corresponding balanced circuitry at each end and a correctly wired XLR cable involved at each end in order to provide the noise reduction benefits of a balanced XLR cable interface.
The following text is taken from from Wikipedia - Balanced audio
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Interference reduction
Balanced audio connections use a number of techniques to reduce noise.
A typical balanced cable contains two identical wires, which are twisted together and then wrapped with a third conductor (foil or braid) that acts as a shield. The two wires form a circuit carrying the audio signal; one wire is in phase with respect to the source signal, the other wire is reversed in polarity. The in-phase wire is called non-inverting, positive or "hot" while the out-of-phase wire is called inverting, phase-inverted, anti-phase, negative or "cold". The hot and cold connections are often shown as In+ and In− ("in plus" and "in minus") on circuit diagrams.[1]
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The term "balanced" comes from the method of connecting each wire to identical impedances at source and load. This means that much of the electromagnetic interference will induce an equal noise voltage in each wire. Since the amplifier at the far end measures the difference in voltage between the two signal lines, noise that is identical on both wires is rejected. The noise received in the second, inverted line is applied against the first, upright signal, and cancels it out when the two signals are subtracted.
This differential signal recombination can be implemented with a differential amplifier. A balun may also be used instead of an active differential amplifier device.
The wires are also twisted together, to reduce interference from electromagnetic induction. A twisted pair makes the loop area between the conductors as small as possible, and ensures that a magnetic field that passes equally through adjacent loops will induce equal levels of noise on both lines, which is canceled out by the differential amplifier. If the noise source is extremely close to the cable, then it is possible it will be induced on one of the lines more than the other, and it won't be canceled as well, but canceling will still occur to the extent of the amount of noise that is equal on both lines.
The separate shield of a balanced audio connection also yields a noise rejection advantage over an unbalanced two-conductor arrangement (such as used in typical home stereos) where the shield must also act as the signal return wire. Any noise currents induced into a balanced audio shield will not therefore be directly modulated onto the signal, whereas in a two-conductor system they will be. This also prevents ground loop problems, by separating the shield/chassis from signal ground.
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- RE: Is this a balanced signal path? - Duster 12:48:08 12/07/14 (1)
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