Can different cable wiring cause high frequency loss?

wolfetho · Post by **wolfetho** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 5:45 pm

I've often wondered about this for a long time. Say, for example, I buy an audio interface and in the manual it states the pin configuration of the input and output jacks (i.e pin 1 = hot , pin 2= ground etc.). If I use an audio cable that doesn't conform to the pin configuration stated in the manual, will the cable even work? Will it work but cause
any frequency loss?

I just bought a Mackie 400F and notice the high frequencies are much less apparent than the Echo Gina 3 G that I owned previously. I don't know if what I'm hearing is just the difference in the converters or possibly some incompatibility issues with the cables that I'm using. I'm using very good balanced Mogami cabling. Perhaps, I'm just hearing a flatter frequency response on the Mackie 400F.

Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Tom

twistedtom · Post by **twistedtom** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 10:13 am

The cables and inputs should be standard, what is in your manual. You are using canon plugs or trs plugs right?

kgdrum · Post by **kgdrum** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:27 am

if i understand you correctly,cable is working,but with wrong pin config, the cable will be out of phase,which will affect the sound .......

oldguitars · Post by **oldguitars** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:32 am

Actually, not to be a dork, but the cable will have the wrong polarity, since phase is a property of time. There won't be any difference in sound unless there are two mics recording the same source. on XLR pin 2 is now pretty much the standard for "hot" or "+" and pin 3 is "-". Pin 1 is ALWAYS ground.[/list]