steadybright Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Greetings, I play bass with my Pod Go at a venue that seats ~400 folks. Live performances only. The sound board is about 70 feet across the room. I have been plugging into random DI boxes, but I thought it might be good to eliminate the middle man (DI box) and plug the Pod Go directly into the XLR jack in the stage. I don't know if this is a great idea or a terrible one, and I haven't purchased the 1/4" TRS to XLRM cable yet to try it. I think it would work great, although someone said I may need a LIFT setting to break any potential ground loop. The Pod Go has no such setting/switch (as far as I can tell), although I believe some of the higher end Line6 stuff does. Is this a non-issue? If I use the balanced, 1/4" TRS main out of the Pod Go, do I still need to worry about separately dealing with breaking any potential ground loop? (Or does the Pod Go handle this for me?) Thanks so much in advance for your help with this! buzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steadybright Posted November 19, 2021 Author Share Posted November 19, 2021 To be more succinct: Does the Pod Go's balanced 1/4" TRS output eliminate ground loop issues? I would use a 1/4" TRS to XLR cable to connect the Pod Go directly to the house sound system. Thank you, buzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceatl Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 used the PodGO for over a year and did several shows with it (2020, not many shows)....anyway....The GO is actually quasi-balanced...It is NOT the same thing as a transformer based Direct Box....I used my own direct box when I performed with it....I do NOT do quasi to FOH.... A TRS->XLR can work just fine...but if you get a loop, you might end up using a DI anyway....that is my reasoning....keep it simple... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vics53 Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 I use my Pod Go at church directly to the PA (no direct box) using the mentioned adaptor and have never had a problem. Works great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steadybright Posted December 1, 2021 Author Share Posted December 1, 2021 Thank you, @spaceatl and @Vics53 ! I used the 1/4" TRS to XLR cable last week to connect my Pod Go to the and had no issue. I understand the "quasi" comment from spaceatl, and the venue has DI boxes laying around, so I can grab one if needed for some reason. buzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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