Benchmark XLR Female to RCA Male Adapter Cable
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Benchmark XLR Female to RCA Male Adapter Cable
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Benchmark XLR Female to RCA Male Adapter Cable
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Benchmark XLRF to RCA Adapter Cable for Analog Audio - pin 3 floating

$32.00 USD
$32.00 USD
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Hand assembled in the USA
Top-Quality Connectors
Excellent Shielding from RF Interference
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4 In Stock

SKU: 500-06903-200

Benchmark XLRF to RCA Adapter Cable for Analog Audio - pin 3 floating

CABLES ARE SOLD INDIVIDUALLY. 
Price is for one cable, order 2 for a stereo pair.

Benchmark Studio&Stage™ Analog XLR Cables combine the best cable, connectors, and construction techniques in order to offer performance that meets the demands of world-class studios, while providing the strength and reliability required for stage applications. Our professional cables are also well suited for hi-fi applications because they meet or exceed the electrical performance of the best high-end hi-fi cables.

This special adapter cable connects transformerless balanced analog outputs to unbalanced analog inputs. Do not use this cable with digital signals.

Input end is XLR-Female, output end is RCA-Male

Features

Applications

This special adapter cable connects transformerless balanced analog outputs to unbalanced analog inputs.

Use this cable to connect the transformerless (electronically balanced) analog output from any Benchmark product (such as a DAC1 or DAC2) to an unbalanced analog input on a power amplifier or Hi-Fi "preamplifier".  This cable will work will all Benchmark balanced analog outputs. Please note that this cable will not work with the transformer-coupled analog outputs found on some non-Benchmark products because pin 3 of this cable is floating.  Do not use this cable with digital signals.

Benchmark Adapter Cables

Benchmark Adapter Cables combine the best cable, connectors, and construction techniques in order to offer high performance and excellent durability. This adapter cable uses Canare  L-2T2S Microphone and Audio Line Cable which is flexible, satin smooth to the touch, and extra strong. This cable is a shielded  2-conductor version of the shielded 4-conductor Carare L-4E6S cable that we use on our balanced XLR cables.

Note: This adapter cable does not use 4-conductor star-quad construction because it is intended to drive unbalanced inputs. Star-quad cables can only provide magnetic immunity when they drive a balanced input.

Like the Canare L-4E6S, the Canare  L-2T2S cable offers excellent shielding from RF interference (due to high-density braided shield), very low handling noise (due to internal construction), excellent flexibility (due to fine-strand conductors and special super-flexible insulation), and extended frequency response (due to low capacitance).

Benchmark Adapter Cables are handcrafted with true silver solder, using gold-contact Neutrik XX series connectors. The XX series are the most reliable XLR connectors available - providing excellent contact quality, strain relief, pullout resistance, and durability. Neutrik XXR color coding rings can easily be added to assembled cables if desired - order rings separately.  A Benchmark-branded sleeve is your assurance that you have purchased a genuine Benchmark Adapter Cable.

Special Wiring (pin 3 floating)

  • XLR pin 1 to RCA ring
  • XLR pin 2 to RCA center pin
  • XLR pin 3 - open 

Designed, Assembled, and Tested in the USA

This Benchmark product was designed, assembled, and tested in the USA using USA and imported components.

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Additional Information

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  • 23 AWG, 60-strand copper conductors
  • Special cross-linked PE insulation
  • Flexible in extreme cold weather
  • High-density (> 94% ) TAC braided copper shield
  • Conductor DC resistance: < 19.8 Ohms / 1000 ft.
  • Shield DC resistance: < 9.4 Ohms / 1000 ft.
  • Capacitance between conductors: 21 pF / ft.
  • Capacitance between conductors and shield: 32 pF / ft.
  • Nominal impedance: 88 Ohms
  • Hand assembled in the USA with true silver solder
  • Input end is XLR-Female, output end is RCA-Male

Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 17 reviews.

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Hey, John I have seen

"Hey, John I have seen your request YouTube videos! Cool. Audioholics with Gene. . . Either way these cables are life savers for my entire rack. . . thanks so much for the engineering brother 👍"

— Loy H. (5/5)

I recently purchased the Benchmark

"I recently purchased the Benchmark XLRF-to-RCA Adapter Cables to connect my Cambridge Audio CXN100 to my Benchmark DAC3 HGC, and I couldn’t be happier with them. I’ve also purchased the Benchmark DAC and amplifier, and one of the things I really appreciate about Benchmark is that I’m able to build a high-quality system around products designed and manufactured in the USA. These cables fit perfectly into that philosophy. The construction and quality are excellent, but what I especially appreciate is that Benchmark engineered these specifically for the application. The XLR-to-RCA configuration with pin 3 floating is not just a generic adapter—it is designed to properly interface a balanced XLR output with an unbalanced RCA input while avoiding an unnecessary connection on pin 3. That attention to the electrical details is exactly what I want from a company making professional-quality audio equipment. And they simply work. The connection is clean, quiet, secure, and completely trouble-free. I’m hearing excellent detail and dynamics from my system, with no hum or noise introduced by the connection. There are certainly much more expensive audiophile cables on the market, but I have a hard time seeing the justification for spending hundreds or even thousands of dollars on an interconnect when a properly engineered cable like this does the job so well. At the price Benchmark charges, these are an outstanding value. Excellent engineering, excellent build quality, and a product designed around sound electrical principles rather than audiophile marketing. I’m very proud to have Benchmark components and cables in my system, and these adapter cables are another example of why. Highly recommended."

— Michael B. (5/5)

Installed Benchmark interconnect and speaker cable

"These cables replaced ones that I was happy with and at a good price."

— DBare (5/5)

Excellence at its best

"Couldn’t ask for more quality cables at a great price. Highly recommended."

— John (5/5)

"Benchmark prodicts are always top notch. I buy without worry."

— Daniel (5/5)

Seems like a nice set

"Seems like a nice set of cables. . . bought a laiv micro dac going into my integrated tube amp and the laiv only has balanced outs. Old guy HiFi recommended them. . . . thanks Ed"

— Eric A. (5/5)

Excellent cables

"Excellent cables"

— John S. (5/5)

Thanks to expert advice from

"Thanks to expert advice from Benchmark Sales Manager Rory Rall, this cable was the perfect solution for my issue. Benchmark not only makes great stuff, they have great support!"

— Elliott H. (5/5)

Haven’t tried them yet but

"Haven’t tried them yet but they seem nice."

— COREY H. (5/5)

It does not compromise the

"It does not compromise the sound quality of my stereo system. Great. I would suggest to manufacture shorter option like 1. 5 ft. Thanks."

— Chang-Jen L. (5/5)

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