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DepressMyCNS t1_j1pvfm0 wrote

Reply to comment by owoflux in Just received my HD 560s from Amazon and they came with a 2.5mm to 3.5mm cable. I thought they come with 2.5mm to 4.4mm cables? by owoflux

It actually is a small issue as 3.5mm can't provide a Balanced connection meaning you can't used a DAC/Amp with truly Balanced outputs, even if you adapt 3.5mm to 4.4mm or 2.5mm its not going to be able to benefit from a Balanced connection because the signal gets converted back to 3.5mm before the signal goes up the cord. I would reccomend buying a replacement 2.5mm to 4.4mm if that's something you care about and your dac offers it. Otherwise the 3.5mm to 6.3 adapter isn't going to make much of a difference because 6.3 connections are rarely if ever Balanced.

So it depends on your situation if that's an issue or not.

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G_pea_eS t1_j1qmuxz wrote

The previous cable it came (1/4") with couldn't do balanced either. The OP made a mistake in the title, as the 560S never came with a balanced cable (4.4mm).

I agree with you, though. I used a balanced (2.5mm) cable with my 560S while I owned them.

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DepressMyCNS t1_j1rawdt wrote

Ahhh okay, I wasn't sure because my HD800s came with a 4.4mm balanced cable as well as the 1/4 inch cable. So I thought it was possible. They cost like $200 to replace each cable it's nuts. Honestly upgrading to balanced connection can provide a lot more volume depending on the source usually it almost doubles the output.

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