burnsdrake
Novice Member
Hey everyone, new poster here.
I am working on my audio rig and have a question about banana jack adapters/options. Here is my setup:
AR XB turntable (Shure M97XE mm cartridge)>Cambridge Audio Azur 551P preamp>Yamaha A-S500 amp (as soon as my budget allows)>NI Komplete Audio 6>KRK Rokit 8's
My main question is how to best connect my (soon to be) amp outputs (banana terminals) to my DAC inputs (it takes balanced 1/4 TRS or XLR). I have never worked with the banana style outputs, and I have found dual-banana (male) to 1/4 TS (female) as well as dual-banana (male) to 1/4 TS (male) adapters/cables. Are either of these appropriate? Am I way off the mark?
A little bit about my end goal here: I am mainly trying to transcribe my vinyl to lossless digital files to both preserve my collection and to provide highquality audio files (from a source I can fully trust- aka generally vinyl first pressings) for my HTC One which has been providing me with excellent listening experiences coupled with my AKG K7XX cans. Maybe not hifi per se, but it's the best audio I have ever had the pleasure of enjoying I am adding the acclaimed (for its price) and transparent A-S500 to boost the signal as I don't like that I have to pretty much crank my DAC to get an ideal listening level (when my baby isn't asleep that is) when I run the preamp directly into the DAC.
I am working on my audio rig and have a question about banana jack adapters/options. Here is my setup:
AR XB turntable (Shure M97XE mm cartridge)>Cambridge Audio Azur 551P preamp>Yamaha A-S500 amp (as soon as my budget allows)>NI Komplete Audio 6>KRK Rokit 8's
My main question is how to best connect my (soon to be) amp outputs (banana terminals) to my DAC inputs (it takes balanced 1/4 TRS or XLR). I have never worked with the banana style outputs, and I have found dual-banana (male) to 1/4 TS (female) as well as dual-banana (male) to 1/4 TS (male) adapters/cables. Are either of these appropriate? Am I way off the mark?
A little bit about my end goal here: I am mainly trying to transcribe my vinyl to lossless digital files to both preserve my collection and to provide highquality audio files (from a source I can fully trust- aka generally vinyl first pressings) for my HTC One which has been providing me with excellent listening experiences coupled with my AKG K7XX cans. Maybe not hifi per se, but it's the best audio I have ever had the pleasure of enjoying I am adding the acclaimed (for its price) and transparent A-S500 to boost the signal as I don't like that I have to pretty much crank my DAC to get an ideal listening level (when my baby isn't asleep that is) when I run the preamp directly into the DAC.