Sennheiser CL-100 Line Cable

Sennheiser CL-100 Line Cable

The Sennheiser CL 100 is the line cable for Sennheiser’s evolution wireless portable receivers: it connects the 3.5 mm audio output of an EK 100 series receiver (G3 and G4 generations) to a balanced XLR-3 input on a camera, field recorder or mixer. It is the cable ENG crews and videographers use to get a wireless lavalier or handheld feed into a balanced professional input instead of an unbalanced camera jack.

Using the receiver’s line output into a balanced input keeps the signal clean over the cable run and sets correct levels for pro audio inputs, which is why the CL 100, rather than a generic mini-jack lead, is the specified accessory for this job in the Sennheiser system.

Key Features

• Official Sennheiser line cable for evolution wireless receivers
• 3.5 mm jack to balanced XLR-3 male
• Feeds EK 100 G-series portable receivers into cameras and mixers
• Balanced connection for clean, correctly levelled audio
• The standard spare and replacement cable for wireless camera kits

Line cable or microphone cable: CL 100 vs CL 2

Sennheiser makes two similar leads that are easy to confuse. The CL 100 is the line cable, wired for the receiver’s line-level output into a balanced line input. The CL 2 is the microphone cable, wired to present the receiver output at microphone level for inputs that expect a mic signal. Choosing the right one matters for gain staging: a line feed into a mic input overloads it, and a mic-level feed into a line input needs excessive gain and adds noise. Check what the camera or mixer input expects, then pick the matching cable.

Where it fits

Video production, broadcast ENG, and event recording with Sennheiser evolution wireless G3/G4 camera kits; also the cable to replace first when a kit’s audio lead is lost or damaged. The full specification is in the Additional Information table on this page.