Hi John, in your kit instructions it says that the XLR connectors on the preamp back panel are "female". Is there a convention of which way to use male and female connectors, as I thought a "male"would have been better here on the input so there would be no chance of shorting the pins on the input cable ? Does that make sense?
And do you or anyone else have a preference for metal bodied XLR over plastic bodies--or vice versa?
thanks, tim