How do balanced cables work? Balanced vs unbalanced audio explained – Mixed Signals

Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQPJYWA5Y-o

Summary

### Summary
– Balanced Connection eliminates noise using an ingenious concept of using an inverted copy of the first signal.
– Noise in both signals cancel each other out when summed together after flipping the second signal’s polarity.
– This results in a much stronger mono signal with original signals in phase, minimizing noise.

Highlights

• Balanced Connection: Cancels out noise by using an inverted copy of the first signal
• Signals summed together after flipping second signal’s polarity
• Stronger mono signal with original signals in phase

Key Takeaways

• Balanced Connections help minimize noise by cancelling it out
• Noise-cancelling mechanism involves an inverted copy of the first signal and summing them together