XLR-RCA: Adapters or Custom Cable?


Greetings all!
I have a new Lavry DAC which will arrive shortly and I need to find a way to go from the balanced outs on the DAC to the unbalanced inputs on my integrated amp. There are of course two ways of doing this, using an XLR to RCA adapter such as the ones that Cardas makes or use a cable that has been built to go from XLR to RCA. In a singular cable this is a fairly rare item and although they exist I would expect that the resale would be difficult. Regardless of that point, I am wondering if I am safe using the adapters or if there will be real sonic benefits to using a single XLR-RCA cable. DIY would be a possibility although I would like to have something at least close to comparable to the Zen Silver Ref II cables that I am using in the rest of my system. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated...
audiojedi

Showing 1 response by audiofeil

>>If you have to use adapters, you have the wrong component<<

Totally untrue.

Often times, convenience dictates the use of adaptors. I use them in a couple systems here and the components are fine thank you.

Furthermore your previous assertion that "adaptors always ruin the sound" is bogus as well.