Home › Forums › Products › Rackmount › SPDIF RCA phono to male AES/EBU XLR › Reply To: SPDIF RCA phono to male AES/EBU XLR December 26, 2012 at 5:38 pm #135099 nickroseModeratorEventide Staff AES is symmetrical, meaning it can be connected either way. Try connecting pin 1 and 3 to ground, and pin 2 to hot.