Powell wrote:

Is it possible to use XLR microphone cable in
a Hi-Fi setup as a means of review. In other
words, is microphone cable interchangeable
with audio system XLR interconnects?

In the pro audio world, shielded two conductor cable with a male XLR on
one end and a female XLR on the other end is used interchangably for
line level and mic level audio. Different signal level, but the same
cable. IOW, there is no difference between mic cable and line level
cables with XRLs.

Since there is no real standard for consumer audio on XLRs, you are on
your own to a certain degree. If it's all balanced gear, yeah mic cable
will work. If you are mixing balanced and unbalanced, or it is all
unbalanced, you may have to pay attention to how the cables are wired.
(pin2 hot, pin 3 hot, tie the unused conductor to the shield, don't tie
it, etc - there are a dozen different possibilities, and a full
treatment of how to interface balanced and unbalanced gear is much more
than I'm willing to get into this afternoon.)

Standard mic cable will *probably* work, but I can't guarantee it
without knowing more about the setup.


//Walt