sorry to ressurect an old thread. I have seen people struggle with this issue elsewhere on the web, so I may as well chip-in here to save others hours of needless work.
The XLR input on these Trace Elliot amps is wired-up different to a normal XLR input for mics etc. So check how your cable is wired and see if it matches what is inside the amp. I believe the ground still goes to pin 1 but the signal is carried on pin 3, not pin 2 as is normal. A lot of karaoke-type mic leads which have an XLR on one end and a standard jack on the other, wire pin 1 and 3 together as ground, and use pin 2 for the signal, so if you are using one of these leads then nothing will be getting into the amp.
I don't know why Trace Elliot wired-up their amps this way, but they did.
Trace Elliot GP11 XLR input
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sorry to ressurect an old thread. I have seen people struggle with this issue elsewhere on the web, so I may as well chip-in here to save others hours of needless work.
The XLR input on these Trace Elliot amps is wired-up different to a normal XLR input for mics etc. So check how your cable is wired and see if it matches what is inside the amp. I believe the ground still goes to pin 1 but the signal is carried on pin 3, not pin 2 as is normal. A lot of karaoke-type mic leads which have an XLR on one end and a standard jack on the other, wire pin 1 and 3 together as ground, and use pin 2 for the signal, so if you are using one of these leads then nothing will be getting into the amp.
I don't know why Trace Elliot wired-up their amps this way, but they did.