antiuser
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Hi, this is my very first post here so I apologise if I'm posting in the wrong place. The cable for my AKG K240 Studio headphones crapped out, so I bought a female mini XLR plug to build a new one. I used this document from AKG support as a guide - if you look at page 5 there are schematics for the cables.
The issue I'm having is, instead of getting stereo audio, now I'm getting a mono sum of both channels with one of them inverted (so anything that is at the same level on both channels cancels out). To test this, I plugged them into my receiver and played with the balance knob. Even with the balance knob turned all the way to R or L, the sound is going to both capsules. When it's dead center, there is some phase cancellation.
I've tested all my connections with a continuity tester and they are all correct and nothing is shorting, so what could be causing this?
The issue I'm having is, instead of getting stereo audio, now I'm getting a mono sum of both channels with one of them inverted (so anything that is at the same level on both channels cancels out). To test this, I plugged them into my receiver and played with the balance knob. Even with the balance knob turned all the way to R or L, the sound is going to both capsules. When it's dead center, there is some phase cancellation.
I've tested all my connections with a continuity tester and they are all correct and nothing is shorting, so what could be causing this?
