I am curious how the pictured A2B board interfaces with the X/M32 board. If that's an AES50 implementation then maybe there's the possibility someone could roll up an AES50 router. That could be cool.
The audio world has history here. A simple TSR audio jack can be used for either stereo or balanced audio, headphone or mic or (multiple) line levels, hi-Z instruments, two incompatible MIDI (digital) connectors, multiple incompatible foot controller connectors, etc.
Exceptional durability and ease of field repairs. The cable has a male and a female end which means you can connect them end to end to create a longer cable.
> Hope the devices can handle accidental 48V phantom power without damage.
Almost all of them can. There's not a huge amount of current and the balanced audio drivers and receivers usually fully isolate the cable from the silicon anyways.
> A simple TSR audio jack
They're not secure the way XLR is. A stepped on cable or other tension can loosen or disconnect a TSR. Plus you can offset the pins so the ground is lifted and one of the channels still works. This is not great in practice especially when that practice is live audio in any form.
If you really want a TSR there are XLR to TSR adapters you can use. If you look at the equipment itself you'll see they provide lines with combination TSR/XLR connectors that support either use directly.
https://www.midasconsoles.com/series.html?category=R-MIDAS-S...
jdboyd•1h ago