TS vs TRS cables to connect mixer to Main Out interface

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I have a Behringer Xenyx 1002FX mixer and I want to connect it to my speaker (Protech CB400A).
The mixer's interfaces of "Main Out" are Mono.
But I have a TRS cable (PL Stereo) to XLR Male.
Can I connect this cable although the interface is Mono?
Thanks in advance!

PeteCon · Answer

Can you use that cable? Probably. Should you? Probably not.
There are TS->XLR cables available, with the pin short-circuit made. You can DIY it with a quick Google.
Alternatively, you can run from the mixer into a DI box with a TS->TS cable (1/4 Mono), then come out of the DI box with an XLR->XLR. That XLR cable will be balanced, and can be as long as you might ever need.

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