Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "mdandkfd" <mdandkfd@...> wrote:
>
> Is there any problems associated with connecting my dtxpressII to my 
> Behringer 1832 mixer via a 1/4" - xlr cable? I usually have a 
condensor 
> mic also attached to the mixer which means phanton power is turned 
on. 
> The tech at my local music shop said I would get a better signal 
with 
> the xlr connector but the phantom power issue concerns me.

I can't imagine that on a level playing field, the signal from the DTX 
would improve noticeably through a cable with an XLR end; after all, 
the point of a balanced cable is noise reduction, which doesn't seem 
relevant in this case. No matter. The phantom power issue gives me a 
scare, too. You might cause some damage, or, at the very least, 
significant hum. You can't defeat phantom power on each input? Too bad.