A number of machines of that era used both IEC (unbalanced) and
AES/EBU (balanced) connections. To get into your unbalanced Roland
input, use an RCA cable from the Marantz unbalanced output.
John Campbell
>I have some old DAT tapes that I wish to archive to computer. I
>still have a Marantz PMD-700 that I can use and I would run them
>through my Roland UA-30 USB interface if I can keep the sound
>digitized.
>
>The Marantz has two digital outputs: an I/O (balanced, female 8 pins
>resembling a mouse PS2 connector) output and an RCA-style
>(unbalanced) output for a coaxial cord. First of all, why are the
>balances designated this way?
>
>Second, the only cord I have for the I/O output of the Marantz is
>one that splits into a male and female 3-point XLR. If this is the
>one I should use, how would I keep the output digital into my USB
>interface from the XLR's? My optical input on my Roland is a
>standard round pin. It also has a digital coaxial input. What I am
>trying to do here is maintain a single digital signal without
>unnecessary DA/AD conversions.
>
>Scott Connop
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