There is some EXCELLENT cable work in here! Thanks to everyone for sharing their experiences and finished products. This is my first post on this forum, but I have a long history on other audio forums, like HeadFi and TDPRI.
I had a quick question related to a specific combination of adapter/plugs, involving 4-pin XLR and 4-pole 2.5mm TRRS
I am using Mogami Quad 2534 microphone cable, this has 4 conductors and the shield. Now my question is, should I double up two of the main conductors? (Since I have 5 wires and 4 places to put them). Or, should I ditch the shield connection and use one of the primary conductors connected to the body of the plug?
Right now I have doubled up two of the primary conductors and connected it to the bottom connection point (in the photo). When wiring it, I was kind of torn on which seemed best. Dropping the shield all together didn’t seem optimal to me. However, running one of the conductors with half the resistance as the others (Since they are in parallel when combined), also seemed less than ideal, haha.
