[sdiy] Installing good looking XLR panel connector on rack equipment?

[Loscha]

Would you be open to the notion of drilling holes and having line affixed
XLR outs on cables dangling on leads out of those smaller perfectly round,
easily drillable and grommitable holes?

/Edward

On Tue, 16 Jun 2026 at 04:53, cheater cheater via Synth-diy <
synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:

> I have a couple dbx 286s units, and in their infinite wisdom dbx did
> not include XLR output, only input, so I'm looking for a good clean
> way to install a high quality xlr output plug. It already has balanced
> TRS, so electrically it isn't anything spectacular, but I'm looking to
> punch the enclosure in a nice way and then install the plug. I was
> wondering if anyone had experience with this, and can recommend a good
> combination of panel mount XLR jack and a punch that makes holes that
> fit it well. I know Neutrik do panel mount XLR, so that would be my
> go-to, but I don't know how best to go about doing the hole punching,
> so I would appreciate any suggestions or experiences. Thanks.
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