Monoprice 104775 XLR Male to RCA Male Cable

The Monoprice 104775 Premier Series XLR Male to RCA Male cable is a short, well-constructed interconnect designed to bridge the gap between professional balanced audio equipment and consumer unbalanced inputs. Built with 16AWG shielded twisted pair oxygen-free copper conductors, this cable delivers clean signal transfer with minimal resistance — a heavier gauge than what is typically found in audio cables of this length. The 97.5% copper braid shielding provides thorough coverage against electromagnetic and radio frequency interference, which is particularly important when converting from a balanced XLR connection to an unbalanced RCA connection where the signal becomes more susceptible to noise pickup.

The cable follows the standard balanced-to-unbalanced pinout convention, with XLR pins 1 and 3 tied to the RCA shield and pin 2 (signal hot) connected to the RCA tip. Gold-plated contacts on both connectors resist corrosion over time, maintaining signal integrity through repeated connect-disconnect cycles. At 1.5 feet, this cable is purpose-built for close-proximity connections — linking a mixer's XLR output to a recorder's RCA input within the same rack, connecting a media player to a PA system's channel input, or similar short-run scenarios. Users who need longer distances between source and destination should look for extended-length options in the same Premier Series line.