Most of what I've found on the web regarding creating XLR shorting plugs (to try and reduce noise picked up through unused inputs - worth a shot) shorts only hot to ground, and not negative as well. Is there a reason for this?
With my RCA shorting plugs, I "shorted" using a 1k resistor - partly because I was worried they might get unintentionally stuck into an output and fry an output stage, and partly for a reason that I thought was quite good but I can't currently remember. Given that the first is impossible for XLRs, is there a good reason to use resistors instead of straight shorts?
Thanks,
Shayne Hodge
