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Originally Posted by Allan Black
I agree.
Scott, Videomics have a hot output, I've seen one run via 2x25' good quality unbalanced mic cables without RF interference. The top end was down a bit with some noise added but the recorded speech was useable.
Unbalanced mic cables have somewhat improved in manufacture over the years but stay well off the cheap nasty stuff, clean the plugs often and coil cables carefully. 1x25' should be fine.
But you can get minijack to balanced XLR connectors for long balanced mic cable runs.
Cheers.
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FYI - even if one uses a pair of mini to XLR connector adapters so the long cable run is done with what would usually be thought of as a balanced cable with XLRs on both ends, the system still isn't balanced. Truly balancing a system requires transformers and/or other electronics going beyond simple plug adapters. In fact, there's really no such thing as a "balanced cable" per se - there's cable that's wired so it can be used to make balanced connections and to preserve proper balancing you need to use it but the balanced/unbalanced property itself is actually determined by the device the cable is plugged into at each end.