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Help with XLR between Luxman L-509X & Hegel HD30 DAC

Hey there ... I have a Hegel HD30 DAC which will soon be plugged into a Luxman L-509X I'm awaiting delivery on.

Hegel says the best/preferred analog output of the HD30 is the XLR balanced outputs.

However, I have heard or read somewhere (I think) that either the Hegel or the Luxman has a different "hot" pin on their XLR connections.

Can anyone verify this, and is it something I need to be aware of when connecting the two via XLR? I always figured XLR was XLR, but I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that there can be different standards in the way these things are built. 

Thanks!
jsqt
elizabeth
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My new Marantz SA-10 has the Japanese pin settings on XLR. As mentioned it is no big deal. Just the polarity is reversed. No harm will come to the equipment. (though some folks get very worried about the polarity)                                                                  
I am good on hearing polarity, and can say half the time it is 'wrong' anyway in the recording. So reversed polarity (without a switch to easily change it) is no big deal anyway.
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jsqt OP
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I took delivery of the 509X today and picked up a couple of regular old mic cable XLRs (Whirlwind) from my local pro music shop. They sound great... can't really tell any difference between my Wireworld RCA cables and the new XLRs. Maybe a slight boost in output? 

Anyway everything I heard and read about the L-509X so far is turning out to be true. Plus it's been a great opportunity to downsize everything. I even plugged my LG OLED's optical out into my Hegel HD30 and eliminated my Anthem Atmos system. 2.1 channel sounds amazing for home theater through the 509X.

Looking forward to cleaning up the room by taking down all these speakers!

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d2girls
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Congrats! That luxman is on my shortlist to try next year.
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