Okay, so...this thread has gotten me motivated and I think I'm finally going to wire up a proper AES(XLR)110-ohm > S/PDIF(RCA/coax)75-ohm cable.
I know the pinout on the female XLR that receives signal from the V3 and the male XLR that feeds the impedance transformer:
Pin 1 - shield
Pin 2 - hot (+)
Pin 3 - ground (-)
And I believe the impedance transformer I want to use is this one, Canare BCJ-XJ-TRB, specifically, the first in the list - XLR female, 110 ohm input > BNC Receptacle, 75 ohm ouput:
http://www.canare.com/digitalaudio/impedancetransformers.htmlHere's where I'm not positive. I
think I want the Canare BCP-C4B BNC connector:
http://www.canare.com/bnccrimp.htmlFor which Canare recommends the following 75 ohm cable, LV-61S:
http://www.canare.com/lv61s.htmlAnd if I'm using the LV-61S 75 ohm cable, it looks like Canare recommends the RCAP-C4A 75 ohm RCA connector:
http://www.canare.com/newrcacrimp/rcacrimpplugcover.htmlAll of which brings up a couple questions:
[1] For those with BNC connector experience, does the Canare BCP-C4B look like the right connector for this case?
[2] I've only ever soldered my connectors - do I really need a special crimping tool for these crimp connectors (BNC and RCA), or will a pair of pliers do the trick?
If all this is correct, the parts list is:
Edited 2003-08-25, 13:30 EST by Brian Skalinder
Looks like the DA-202 cable will be just fine, didn't need the more costly (though more robust) DA-202-2P.Qty | Markertek Part# | Description
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1 | NC3FRC-B | 3-pin XLR female, right angle, gold contacts
| | Plugs into V3
10 | DA-202 | 2-channel digital audio cable, 110 ohm, 10'
| | Run b/w female XLR f/V3 and male XLR to imp trans
1 | NC3MX-B | 3-pin XLR male, gold contacts
| | Plugs into impedance transformer
1 | BCJ-XJ-TR | Canare # BCJ-XJ-TR, impedance transformer
| | XLR female, 110 ohm > BNC receptacle, 75 ohm
1 | BCP-C4 | Canare # BCP-C4B
| | BNC connector, 75 ohm
10 | LV-61S BE | Canare LV-61S, black, 10'
| | Digital cable, 75 ohm
1 | RCAP-C4A | 75 ohm RCA connector