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Can my Straightwire Encore II's be terminated with XLR for balanced setup use?

post #1 of 7
2/1/09 at 6:10pm
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I have a pair of Straightwire Encore II's RCA interconnects that I absolutely love, but now I am going balanced and they do not makes these interconnects anymore.

I saw on the straightwire website that back in the day you had the option to purchase them in "XLR (balanced termination available)", which leads me to believe that I can just re-terminate my RCA straightwires with XLRs, then they would be balanced. Can someone tell me if I am right in my thinking?

If so, know anyone in Chicago or U.S. that could re-terminate these for me with XLRs. Of' course I understand there is a fee.

Thanks.
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post #2 of 7
2/1/09 at 9:51pm
Yes. Encore II is a star-quad design and would sound better balanced than single-ended. It's a good cable and worth having re-terminated.
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post #3 of 7
2/1/09 at 10:33pm
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You are absolutely right. I was almost going to put them on sale, when I checked their website and found that they could be re-terminated to balanced. No way I am selling them now.

I have tried many interconnects, and this one is my favorite. Warm but with great detail and highs, and some the the best bass I've heard.

Know anyone I can sent them out to get re-terminated by?
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post #4 of 7
2/1/09 at 11:43pm
I know that Head-Fier =Germania= has her own cable-making business and has terminated cables for other Head-Fiers. The advantage is that she's also a student at Northwestern. Drop her a PM. If that doesn't work out, start a new thread in the D.I.Y. forum "Need someone to re-terminate, etc."

You should be able to find someone local, but if you can't I'll do them for you. Unfortunately, I'm in Toronto, Canada so exhaust other possibilities first. Good luck.
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post #5 of 7
2/2/09 at 3:04am
shoudlnt there be rca-xlr adapters?
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post #6 of 7
2/2/09 at 3:22am
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Originally Posted by pdupiano View Post
shoudlnt there be rca-xlr adapters?
umm.....that would be like recabling stock apple ipod earbuds to balanced.........LOL, a complete waste (except in that instance the waste would be for wasting the balanced cable vs wasting the hd650....)

adapters can cause distortion, interference, much better off with a straight soldered connection vs a plug and play adapter.
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post #7 of 7
2/2/09 at 1:54pm
As fsma has said, a hard wired connection is best.

Also the only rca - xlr adapter that I've heard good things about is Cardas, and they run $30.00+ each. I've never tried it myself.
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