# BNC to XLR Adapter

**URL:** <https://forum.quantasylum.com/t/bnc-to-xlr-adapter/1459>\
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**Created:** [June 23, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.quantasylum.com/t/bnc-to-xlr-adapter/1459 "2024-06-23T14:13:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Frunse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Frunse](https://forum.quantasylum.com/u/Frunse)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.quantasylum.com/t/bnc-to-xlr-adapter/1459/1 "2024-06-23T14:13:54Z")

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Hello made me an nice XLR to BNC Adapter you could use at Input or Output with realy short wire in between 😉

Used this Differential to Single endet Adapter and removed the Transformer and Chinch Conector.

 ![Neutrik Enclousure](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/uploads/quantasylum/original/2X/c/ca86355c3357e894d24efafc13b20d7d1ef9da08.jpeg)

Did an Drawing because its not much Room for Errors.

 ![XLR to BNC Adapter Measure](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/uploads/quantasylum/original/2X/e/ebd4dc1fbad1d99b6a6101f29bf62b518537e05b.jpeg)

Soldering: (Reworked, now “+” Wire and “-” Wire have neare the same Lenght)

 ![Adapter internal new 1](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/uploads/quantasylum/original/2X/6/67dea39eb3dd2420b8a9458c0cf91110905ce033.jpeg)  
 ![Adapter internal new 2](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/uploads/quantasylum/original/2X/5/5401207ce6d33d9c616fcc37100dada8db9dd8c3.jpeg)

Seems to be important 😉 Same Measurment bwefore and after 🤪 I am not an Expert!

 ![XLR 1Watt 8.35Ohm Adapter reworked Comparing](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/uploads/quantasylum/original/2X/0/0d614cc2f4b2164fe7aa7f406ee3bb656089d99a.jpeg)

Ready to rumble:

 ![Adapter with Cabel](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/uploads/quantasylum/original/2X/6/618ded9ffb68f32d81e7ecce6ab1ba9fccfb6638.jpeg)

 ![XLR Girly Side](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/uploads/quantasylum/original/2X/c/c79db1b6a56d187e743c45df178c5efc62e51af2.jpeg)  
 ![XLR Male side](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/uploads/quantasylum/original/2X/9/994335498da03906dd12439dfacf959512a64c45.jpeg)

You can use not isulated BNC Conector, they much cheeper, but didn’t have one right now ;).  
But the Isolated BNC are realy nice to Solder to the GND not sure if the non Isolated realy better here.

Robert

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**Author:** ![daleshirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@daleshirk](https://forum.quantasylum.com/u/daleshirk)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2024, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.quantasylum.com/t/bnc-to-xlr-adapter/1459/2 "2024-06-24T11:43:42Z")

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Very interesting and creative solution, Robert. I like the adaptation of existing products.

Might I respectfully suggest that the difference in internal wire length is unimportant. Remember, our balanced analog interfaces, especially at low level like microphones, really want to be a twisted pair to reduce noise pickup. I’d recommend that the BNC cables between this adapter and the QA box be twisted around each other, which will greatly reduce the magnetic susceptibility in them. Try running your comparison again, except with the BNC cables twisted around each other vs. separated into a large area open loop. That may have been the source of your measurement differences.

Search my posts here to see my solution using Neutrik Bi-sexual XLR connectors and an in-line Y splice.

Dale

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**Author:** ![Frunse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Frunse](https://forum.quantasylum.com/u/Frunse)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2024, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.quantasylum.com/t/bnc-to-xlr-adapter/1459/3 "2024-06-24T12:03:52Z")

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Hi,  
did youre Advice  
And Measured it again with twisted BNC Cabel but didn’t see much different @ the lower End.

 ![BNC Cabel Twisted](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/uploads/quantasylum/original/2X/0/0286cac647ab9f1e76d59c6d3399686c0626c537.jpeg)

Twisted not Twisted

 ![XLR 1Watt 8.35Ohm Adapter reworked Twisted not Twisted Comparing](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/uploads/quantasylum/original/2X/2/2635d108801f9246b9ad172a9fc3af341636240f.jpeg)

Hard to see Differences but Twisted at least a bit better THD+N and THD.

Robert