Hello, I just joined, primarily for the audiophile products. Looking at purchasing the NHT C3 speakers for our new living room. Space is about 15 feet wide by 33 long and they will fire long ways. Space is just for general listening, music room with all equipment is downstairs, so hoping they will fill it with sound nicely. Cheers.
Mar 18, 2024
I purchased an inexpensive 1/8"-terminated aftermarket HifiMan cable on ebay (https://www.ebay.com/itm/401363670296). I cut off the plug and soldered on a $5 Neutrik 4-pin male XLR plug. The wires were hella fine, but there were two distinct ones leading from the source end to each 2.5 mm plug at the headphone side, and It Worked for less than $25!
I applied hot melt glue to the connector after soldering and before final assembly in the guise of strain relief. Tee Bee See if this cable stands up to the test of time. The reterminated cable looks good (not obviously DIY); can't say whether the sound is as sublime as a crystalline cable, though!
Pinout for the XLR plug is here: https://robrobinette.com/BalancedCable.htm#Convert_HE-500. I used a multi-meter to identify the left and right tip and sleeve wire conductors by colour. YMMV depending on the amplifier XLR jack wiring (is it really standard?).
Bonus: Also works with Monolith M1060 'phones.