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|question = Can I use the recommended XLR → ¼″ (6.3 mm) Tip‑Ring‑Sleeve cables from | |question = Can I use the recommended XLR → ¼″ (6.3 mm) Tip‑Ring‑Sleeve cables from my mixer to L1 Pro channels 1 and/or 2? | ||
|answer = Yes, although using channel 3 is simpler and leaves channels 1 and 2 open for other inputs. | |answer = Yes, although using channel 3 is simpler and leaves channels 1 and 2 open for other inputs. | ||
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This is why the recommended method is: | This is why the recommended method is: | ||
''Mixer mono out → XLR‑to‑Tip‑Ring‑Sleeve → L1 Pro Channel 3'' | ''Mixer mono out → XLR‑to‑Tip‑Ring‑Sleeve → L1 Pro Channel 3'' | ||
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|question = If XLR and 1/4-inch (6.5 mm) Tip-Ring-Sleeve connections are both capable of supporting a balanced connection, why does it matter if I use one or the other? | |||
|answer = While both can support a balanced connection, '''on the Bose L1 Pro''' the: | |||
* XLR inputs are optimized for MIC-level sources | |||
* Tip-Ring-Sleeve inputs are optimized for Line-Level sources | |||
Connecting Line-level sources to the XLR inputs can cause clipping, distortion, or the inability to set an appropriate volume level. See the [[Mixer to L1 Pro]] for more details. | |||
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* And this not recommended because of greater susceptibility to line noise | * And this not recommended because of greater susceptibility to line noise | ||
* Up to -6dB loss in signal compared to the preferred balanced connection | * Up to -6dB loss in signal compared to the preferred balanced connection | ||
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