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With most headphone amps of any decent quality now including an XLR jack there is surprisingly little information on the internet about XLR headphones.
What are the options if I want good headphones that utilize the XLR output?
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My Focal Clears came with both single-ended and XLR cables. WIth my Drop THX 789 amp, I hear absolutely no difference between these cables.
I heard no difference.
and driven by differential circuitry, at the same volume setting it should be twice as loud?Maybe not better, but still...
Edits: 01/03/21
I would guess that if you don't hear a difference, the amp is not differentially balanced...the XLR may be just a selling cosmetic.
You might be right about that.
IIRC its not the input on that amp, its the volume pot that is single ended. Pretty sure SMSL just came out with the ONLY truly balanced THX amp
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If a headphone has a detachable cable for EACH earcup then in like 99% of the situations you can go balanced with an appropriate cable without mods.
So avoid those cans with just one cup connected to cabling. Cans like the DT770 wont work without mods.
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/beyerdynamic-dt770-panzer-mod-balanced-paint-and-pads.854712/
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Be sure when using balanced headphones that they match what your amp can output. Sometimes you need a separate XLR for left, and another for the right....sometimes they're combined.
My headphone amplifier has both options(combined and separate). It looks like at the very least the headphones would need to have a detachable cord. The most common ones I see in that category are the Sennheisers, but I'm not really looking to go there. Really enjoying the Beyerdynamic DT770s, but it looks like it takes heavy modification to make those ones XLR.
Has anyone used the DT770 and then found something better in the detachable cord/ XLR cord available cord category?
Mine are top end Cardas .....Works well. They connect to the Sennheiser phones with detachable cables. The original wires swapped for the Cardas is a definite step down.
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