Zoom TXF-8 TA3 to XLR Cable Pair for the F8 and F8n Field Recorders

Zoom TXF-8: The Cable That Gets Audio Out of the F8

The Zoom TXF-8 is a pair of balanced TA3 mini-XLR to XLR output cables made for the F8 and F8n MultiTrack field recorders. Those recorders carry their line outputs on compact TA3 mini-XLR jacks, and the TXF-8 converts them to the full-size 3-pin XLR that mixers, PA systems, and cameras expect. For the location sound mixer who needs to send a stereo mix or a couple of outputs to another device, it is the correct, purpose-built link. Two cables ship together, so a stereo feed is covered out of the box.

Zoom TXF-8: Balanced From the Recorder to the Desk

Each cable runs a female TA3 mini-XLR on the recorder end to a male XLR on the destination end, keeping the signal balanced the whole way. That balanced path lets the F8's output travel a long cable run to a front-of-house console or a camera without collecting hum or radio interference along the way. On a busy set that noise rejection is the reason to use the matched cable rather than an unbalanced adapter. The connectors are sized precisely for the F8's TA3 outputs, so the fit is secure.

Zoom TXF-8: Made Specifically for the F-Series Eight-Input Recorders

The TXF-8 exists because the F8 and F8n use TA3 outputs that most gear cannot accept directly. Rather than hunt for adapters, an owner of one of those recorders gets a factory-matched pair that simply works. It suits documentary and film sound recordists feeding a camera, or an engineer sending a stereo mix from the recorder to a PA. Owners of other Zoom recorders with standard outputs will not need it; it is the dedicated output cable for the eight-input F-series field recorders.