Pro-Ject Phono RS 5P/XLR

Phono RS 5P/XLR is the balanced phono cable in the Connect it RS series: a straight 5-pin DIN plug at the tonearm end and two XLRs at the phono stage end, with silver conductors, for a True Balanced connection.

Phono RS 5P/XLR: the balanced connection

This is the RS-series cable for anyone who wants to keep the turntable signal balanced all the way to the phono stage. It leaves the arm through a straight 5-pin DIN plug and reaches the electronics on two XLRs, which the Italian distributor gives as female. Pro-Ject points out that a True Balanced connection calls for a turntable fitted with a moving-coil cartridge or with the Pick it PRO Balanced.

Construction follows the rest of the RS line: pure silver conductors of 2 x 0.2 mm² according to the Italian distributor, insulated in flexible cellular polyethylene, with a capacitance of 71 pF over 1.23 m, a figure the maker considers necessary for signals of a few millivolts. The screen is silver-plated OFC copper wound as a helix over a conductive sub-jacket, and the outer covering is halogen-free TPE. Contacts are rhodium-plated copper and the plug bodies are non-conductive carbon. Made by hand in Europe.

Specifications

• Type: balanced stereo phono cable (True Balanced)
• Tonearm end: straight 5-pin DIN plug
• Phono stage end: two female XLRs (per the distributor)
• Requirement: Pick it PRO Balanced or a moving-coil cartridge
• Conductors: pure silver, 2 x 0.2 mm²
• Capacitance: 71 pF over 1.23 m
• Dielectric: flexible cellular polyethylene
• Screen: silver-plated OFC helix on a conductive sub-jacket
• Outer jacket: TPE free of halogens