THIS cable is BEAUTIFUL. I've learned that balanced cables like this can be reliable over 200 feet or more. This one is only 6 feet long. Although it's beautiful. It looks very sturdy and will probably last a very long time. The quality seems to be top. It says "unbalanced, but it's 1/4" TRP on one end and XLR on the other. I'm sure there is a bug here. I'm pretty sure it's a balanced cable. a ring under the tip (the pointed end where you connect, for example, a studio monitor from a mixer (or not, but there is still a 3-pin XLR connector. An unbalanced connector only has 2 or more RCA connectors). I'm sure.) As I mentioned before, it has two rings under the top. Balanced. Pretty sure. WFNLas Vegas NVUSA