[BC] The XLR pinout debate

[Glen Kippel]

On 8/15/06, Chuck Lakaytis <chuck at akpb.org> wrote:
>
> Older Otari MX5050 recorders had pin three hot.  And remember the Shure
> mixer that had a female XLR for the output?
>
> We used to have some older video equipment that had pin three hot, but
> those
> have gone away.


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Well...can someone please explain, in this instance, what difference does it
make to the sound?