[BC] The XLR pinout debate

[Barry Mishkind]

That is the funny part. Everyone has a different "frame of 
reference."  When I was younger ... the way it was explained to me 
(for memory), was 1-2-3; Ground, Low, High.

Of course, I only spoke English ... without an accent. <g>

At 05:21 PM 8/12/2006, Ron Cole wrote
>I thought this debate was settled in the early 1970's ....
>
>I have always wired them Shield-1, Red-2, Black-3 since I started in the
>business which was 1975.
>
>On 8/12/06, Cowboy <curt at spam-o-matic.net> wrote:
>>
>>On Saturday 12 August 2006 06:23 pm, Peter Smerdon wrote:
>>
>> > I'm recalling that before the standard, pin 2 hot was common in UK and
>> > Europe, and pin 3 hot in US and Japan.
>> > Australia was importing pro audio gear in about equal measure from both
>> > camps, so it was a right royal mess down here.